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The Corn-Bunting was fairly common in the cultivated 

 districts from the coast to an altitude of over 9000 ft. 

 A nest at Shiraz contained young on May 2nd. 



13. Emberiza cia stracheyi (Moore) . 

 Emberiza cia Linn.; Blanf. t. c. p. 257. 



356. $ ad. ; 357. ? ad. May 25th, Pa Dinar (7000 ft.). 



442. S juv. June 11th, near Basht (4100 ft.). 



These specimens are pale on the upper parts and the facial 

 markings are white, while the edgings to the median wing- 

 coverts are buff. E. stracheyi does not seem to me a very 

 distinct form, because European specimens are often as pale 

 coloured as the Eastern, and although they generally have 

 white edgings to the wing-coverts, they sometimes have not. 

 On the other hand Eastern birds seem never to have these 

 white edgings. 



The Meadow-Bunting was only seen at a kw places, not 

 below 4000 ft. It appeared to be a rare bird. 



14. LlNOTA CANNABINA FRINGILL1ROSTRIS (Bp. & Scllleg.). 



Linaria cannabina (Linn.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 249. 



344. S ; 345. ? ad. May 22nd, Berm Firuz (9300 ft.). 



My specimens belong to this form of the Linnet, but the 

 grey edgings to the primary-coverts are nearly worn off by 

 abrasion. 



I saw only a few pairs of Linnets at the end of May in 

 the treeless country to the south-east of Kuh-i-Dinar at high 

 elevations (8000 ft. to 9500 ft.). 



15. Carduelis elegaxs major Tacz. 

 Carduelis elegans Steph.; Blanf. t. c. p. 249. 

 70, 197, 235. Ad. 



These specimens are very pale on the upper parts and are 

 large in size, and in these and other respects may be com- 

 pared with the Siberian form of the Goldfinch. 



Goldfinches were numerous in gardens and where willow 

 and other trees grew densely. They were also met with 

 sparingly through the oak-woods up to an elevation of 

 7000 ft. They were lining their nests at Nudan (3200 fl.) 



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