SOME BIRDS SEEN IN A JOURNEY THROUGH PERSIA. 101 



Lanius tephronotus — Shiraz. Breeding in June. 



Cinelus aquaticus — White-breasted Dipper. — Koshru-Shireen, in 

 Kashgai Highlands, Nargan W. of Isfahan. 



Petrocopyphus cyaneus — Blue Rock Thrush — Hills near Shiraz. 



Turdus Hodgsoni — Himalayan Missel Thrush ? Ardakun in 

 Kashgai Land. 



Chatarrlidea caudata — Striated Bush Babbler? — Konarthuktah 

 and Kazerun, between Bushire and Shiraz. 



Otocompsa leucotis — The White-eared Crested Bul-bul. Bushire 

 and North as far as Kazerun. Breeding in Bushire in June. 



0. galbula — European Oriole — Very common in Isfahan. 



Saxicola JE nan the — The Wheat Ear — Kazerun between Bushire 

 and Shiraz. 



Buticilla phcenicura — The European Redstart — Dashtiarjin, be- 

 tween Bushire and Shiraz, Ardakun in Kashgai Land, W. Persia. 



Motacilla personata — Much resembles M. luzoniensis. The White- 

 faced Wagtail. — Shiraz, Isfahan, W. Persia. 



Motacilla sidphuiea — The Grey and Yellow Wagtail — Common W. 

 of Isfahan. 



Parus major — The European Tit — Shiraz, Kashgai, and valleys, 

 W. Persia. 



Corvus comix — Hooded Crow — Common everywhere. 



Corvus corax — The Raven — Common everywhere. 



Corvus frugilegus — The Rook — Ali Gudurz, between Isfahan and 

 Hamadhan. 



Pica bactriana — The Magpie — Common all over the Highlands. 

 Shiraz. Very common, Isfahan. 



Garrulus atricapillus — Jay — S. of Shiraz. 



Fregilus Himalayanus — The Himalayan Chough — Kashgai and 

 Kashgai and Bakhtiari Highlands. Isfahan and W. Persia. 



Sturnus vulgaris — The Common Starling. — Common everywhere. 

 W. of Isfahan met with iu immense flocks. 



Passer Indicus — The Indian House Sparrow.— -Common every- 

 where. I never observed the Mountain Sparrow, so common in 

 Afghanistan. 



Carduelis elegans. — The European Goldfinch — Common throughout 

 the country in suitable localities. Breeding in Shiraz in June. 



Galerida cristata — The Crested Lark — Shiraz, Lower valleys, 

 Kashgai country, Isfahan, W. Persia. 



Certhilauda desertorum— The Desert Lark ? — Bushire. 



