4G8 Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 



or A. nisus that they use. Very probably it is this species, 

 for it is an even more courageous bird than the Common 

 Sparrow-Hawk. 



120. Accipiter NISUS. 



Accipiter nisus Sharpe, Cat. B i. p. 132. 

 <J. Samarkand. 12 April, 1908. No. 336. 

 This species is much more rare than Astur badius in the 

 Zarafschan Valley. 



121. Pernis apivorus. 



Pernis apivorus Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 314. 

 (J. Samarkand. 19 Oct., 1907. No. 90. 

 This is, apparently, a rare bird in Central Asia. Severt- 

 zoff only records one specimen. 



122. MlLVUS MIGRANS. 



Milvus korschun Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 322. 

 ? . Samarkand. 14 April, 1908. No. 342. 

 This is a common bird around the native towns, in the 

 cultivated districts. 



123. Falco subbuteo. 



Falco subbuteo Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 315. 

 ? . Samarkand. 12 Sept., 1907. No. 38. 

 The Hobby is a summer migrant in the Zarafschan. 



124. Falco cenchris. 



Cerchneis naumanni Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 437. 



<$ . Samarkand. 1 May, 1908. No. 394. 



J iram. Samarkand. 11 Sept., 1907. No. 29. 



This Kestrel is exceedingly common in spring on the 

 migration, but few remain to breed. It first appears in 

 mid-April. 



125. Anser rubrirostris. 



Anser rubrirostris Salvad. Cat. B. xxvii. p. 91. 

 $ . Bokhara. 6 Dec, 1907. No. 213. 



These Geese are winter migrants to the lakes formed by 

 the Zarafschan in the Bokhara steppes. They congregate in 

 enormous numbers, but have all left by the 20th of March. 



