Birds of the Zarafschan Bust it. 465 



104. COTILE RUPESTRIS. 



Cotile rupestris Sharpe, Cat. B. x. p. 109. 

 c? . Samarkand. 19 April, 1908. Nos. 346, 347. 

 Small flocks of this Swallow are found very locally iu the 

 mountains at about 6000 ft. 



105. Dendrocopus leucopterus. 



Dendrocopus leucopterus Hargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 215. 



S . Samarkand. Oct., Dec, 1907. Nos. 138, 148, 253. 

 ? . „ Oct., Nov., 1907. Nos. 147, 150, 151, 



152. 



This Woodpecker is a common resident in the cultivated 

 area from 600 to 3000 ft., and is especially numerous at 

 2000 ft. The numbers that inhabit the Vale of Samarkand 

 are greatly increased during the winter months. Probably 

 the winter visitors are those that naturally range over 

 northern and north-eastern Turkestan, but, finding the 

 winters too severe there, come south to the sheltered 

 Zarafschan Valley. 



106. Iynx torquilla. 



lynx torquilla Hargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 560. 

 ? . Hissar Mts. 25 April, 1908. No. 380. 



107. CUCULUS CANORUS. 



Cuculus canorus Shelley, Cat. B. xix. p. 245. 



<J . Samarkand. 6 May, 1908. No. 436. 



? . „ 6 May, 1908. No. 437. 



The Common Cuckoo arrives in the first week in May, 

 and is very common during the summer all over the culti- 

 vated region. 



108. Caprimulgus europ^eus. 



Caprimulgus europceus Hartert, Cat. B. xvi. p. 526. 



S . Bokhara. 20 May, 1908. No. 489. 



S imm. Bokhara. 14 Nov., 1907. No. 171. 



109. Upupa epops. 



Upupa epops Salvin, Cat. B. xvi. p. 4. 

 ? . Samarkand. 8 Sept., 1907. No. 14. 

 This Hoopoe is very common in spring and summer, and 

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