Caspian Sea and tin' Elburz Mountains. ol3 



Passer hispaniolensis transcaspicus Tschusi. | W. 

 1907, p. 102.] 



Passer salicarius (Vicill.). [B. 255. W. 1903, p. 523.] 



A number of specimens were obtained in March and April, 

 on the soutli coast of the Caspian Sea. 



"The Spanish Sparrow was first met with at Meshed-i-Ser 

 and afterwards was frequently seen, while in the country 

 round Bandar (iez, Barfarush, and Armol it was numerous. " 

 R. B. W. 



One specimen is a cream-coloured albino with only the 

 faintest markings on the wing-coverts. 



Passer montanus (L.). [*B. 255. W. 1907, p. 102.] 

 March and April, south coast, Caspian Sea. 

 " Tree-Sparrows were extremely local. In some districts 

 they were more numerous than any other Sparrows, and then 

 they would not be seen for several days' march. We first 

 saw them near Sari, while at Barfarush they were in complete 

 possession of the town, so far as the Sparrow-world was con- 

 cerned. We never saw them on the coast, but they were 

 observed high up the mountains (7000 or 8000 feet). They 

 had newly-hatched young at Barfarush on April 4th." — 

 R. B. W. 



Petronia petronia intermedia Hartert. [W. 1907, 

 p. 102.] 



Petronia stulta (Scop.). [B. 255. W. 1903, p. 522.] 

 ? . April 11, Elburz Mts. (north side, alt. 8000 ft.). 

 £ . May 6, Elburz Mts. (near Tehran, alt. 6500 ft.) 



Embeuiza citrinella erythrogexys Brehra. 



(Cf. Hartert, Yog. pal. Fauna, p. 169.) 



Emberiza citrinella L. [B. 257.] 

 ? . March 9, Meshed-i-Ser, south coast, Caspian Sea. 



" Very few seen, and those only in the scrub-country near 

 the coast, at the east end of the shore/' — It. B. W. 



As compared to typical West European birds, the mantle 

 is less brown, the edgings to the feathers being greyish 



SER. ix. — VOL. iv. 2 L 



