458 Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 



This bird arrives in great numbers on the Bokharan deserts 

 in the middle of May. It does not seem to extend above 

 1000 ft., but is very numerous on the tamarisk-covered 

 sand-hills at 200 ft. 



77. ACROCEPHALUS AGRICOLA. 



Acrocephalus agricola Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 106. 

 ? . Samarkand. 6 May, 1908. No. 426. 

 A summer migrant to the cultivated areas. 



78. Acrocephalus dumetorum. 



Acrocephalus dumetorum Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 104. 



cJ . Samarkand. 6 May-4 June, 1908. Nos. 424, 425, 

 449, 516. 



? . Samarkand. 6 June, 1908. No. 524. 



This is a summer migrant to the cultivated valleys at 

 2000 ft. 



79. MoNTICOLA SAXATILIS. 



Monticola saxatilis Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 313. 

 <?. Samarkand. 19 April, 1908. No. 344. 

 $ . Bokhara. 20 May, 1908. No. 494. 

 This summer migrant arrives in the first week of May. 



80. Monticola cyands. 



Monticola cijanus Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 316. 

 cJ . Samarkand. 10 May, 1908. No. 440. 

 $ . „ 10 May, 1908. No. 441. 



A summer migrant, arriving during the first week in May. 



81. Turdus VISCIVORUS. 



Turclus viscivorus Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 194. 



? . Samarkand. 6 March, 1908. No. 278. 



? . Hissar Mts. 24 June, 1908. No. 600. 



'I he Missel Thrush is very rare in the Zarafschan Valley. 

 It breeds at 9000 ft. in the Hissar Mts., building its nest in 

 the juniper trees. On the 24th of June the birds were 

 feeding their young. 



82. Turdus pilaris. 



Turdus pilaris Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 205. 



