Caspian Sea and the Elburz Mountains. 507 



rather grey on the throat, but I think that this is clue to wear. 

 It is curious that this species should occur so far west as the 

 Caspian region, where the birds seem to be generally much 

 like western forms. 



Regulus cristatus cristatus Koch. [W. 1907, p. 94.] 



£ . Feb. 24, S. coast, Caspian Sea. 



" Only seen on two or three occasions along the coast of 

 the Caspian."— R. B. W. 



The Goldcrest does not appear to have been recorded 

 previously from Persia. 



Motacilla alba L. [B. 232. W. 1903, p. 528; 1907, 

 p. 94.] 



£ <$ . March 5 & 22, S. coast, Caspian Sea. 



These specimens are I think typical M. alba and not 

 M. a. dukhunensis, but they are in full moult, and the new 

 feathers are very little grown. They have very little white 

 on the wings. It may be noted that the tail-feathers are 

 moulting as well as the contour feathers. 



Motacilla flava borealis Sund. 



Two males, May 18, S. coast, Caspian Sea. 



" Flocks of many hundreds of Wagtails and other birds 

 were to be seen at this date on the cow-grass and marshland 

 near the coast at Resht." — R. B. W. 



The bird described by Blanford (p. 233) under Budytes 

 flavus, from Ispahan, was, I expect, a specimen of this form. 



Motacilla campestris Pall. 

 $ . May 18, S. coast, Caspian Sea (Resht). 



Motacilla boarula boarula L. [W. 1903, p. 527 ; 

 1907, p. 95.] 



S . April 18, Elburz Mts. (near Tehran). 



Anthus trivialis (L.). [B. 235. W. 1903, p. 528; 

 1907, p. 95.] 



Two males, May 1, Elburz Mts. (alt. 7000 ft.). 



" Tree-Pipits were not uncommon among the oak-scrub 

 at 7000 feet and at ere breeding on May 1st." — H. B. \Y. 



