462 Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 



S. isabellina. S. tenant he was only obtained high up in the 

 mountains. S. isabellina is common from the Bokharan 

 deserts, at an altitude of 500 ft., up to the Samarkand steppe 

 at 2500 ft. I also found it breeding in small numbers at 

 9500 ft. in the Hissar Mts. 



SevertzofF mentions that he found S. isabellina common in 

 the high Pamirs, where it bred. 



It is a summer visitor to the Zarafschan Valley, arriving 

 in mid-March. 



94. Saxicola morio. 



Saxicola morio Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 372. 



J . Samarkand. 19 April, 1908. No. 318. 



S. „ 12 April, 1908. Nos. 333, 331, 335. 



S . Bokhara. 14 March, 1908. Nos. 289, 290. 



<?. „ 24 March, 1908. No. 322. 



S . Samarkand. 25 April, 1908. No. 379. 



<j . „ 19 Oct., 1907. No. 93. 



j. „ 25 Oct., 1907. No. 120. 



<?. „ 23 Oct., 1907. No. 114. 



? . „ 19 Oct., 1907. No. 94. 



? . „ 15 Oct., 1907. No. 70. 



? . Bokhara. 20 May, 1908. No. 480. 



? . Samarkand. 10 May, 1908. No. 444. 



The commonest Chat in the Zarafschan Valley is S. morio. 

 Arriving in mid-March on the lower deserts and in April on 

 the higher country, it breeds in localities varying from 500 

 to 4000 ft. in altitude. I have rarely seen it as high as 

 8000 ft. 



On the 10th May I took a nest of this Chat, at 4000 ft. 

 on the hills near Samarkand. The nest was placed under a 

 rock, and was made entirely of grass, lined with hair. These 

 Chats pass southwards during October in great numbers. 



95. Saxicola opistholeuca. 

 Saxicola opistholeuca Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 376. 

 <J . Samarkand. 1 May, 1908. No. 388. 

 A very rare bird in these regions. I only saw two speci- 

 mens during the whole year. 



