528 Mr. H. F. Witherby— Ornithological 



1-33. Motacilla alba Linn. ; Blauf. t. c. p. 232; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1886, pp. 486 & 497, 1891, p. 106. 



18. <$ ad. March 22nd, Bushire. 



251. $ ad. April 26th, Plateau near Dasht-i-arjan 

 (7000 ft.). 



I did not obtain M. persica Sharpe. 



White Wagtails were nowhere common, but a few were 

 seen here and there on most of the streams at all altitudes. 



4-34. Anthus cervinus (Pall.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 236. 



253. $ ad. 



The Red-throated Pipit appears to be a rare migrant in 

 Persia. My specimen was shot on April 26th on a plateau 

 (7000 ft.) near Dasht-i-arjan, and I saw a few others in small 

 iiocks near Shiraz, on May 3rd. 



35. Anthus trivialis (Linn.) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 235 ; Sharpe, 

 Ibis, 1886, p. 486. 



166. c? ad., near Dasht-i-arjan (6700 ft.). 



212. S ad., near Naksh-i-Bahram (3300 ft.). 



The Tree-Pipit Avas seen only at two places on the borders 

 of the oak-woods on April 11th and 20th. 



The birds were in pairs, but did not appear to be breeding. 

 Dr. Blanford found this species very rare in Persia. 



36. Anthus campestris (Linn.); Blauf. t. c. p. 237; 

 Sharpe, Ibis, 1886, p. 497, 1891, p. 106. 



11. c? ad. March 21st, Bushire. 

 44. S ad. March 29th, Konar Takhteh (1700 ft.). 

 The Tawny Pipit was seen only at the two places from 

 which the skins were obtained. 



37. Anthus soruidus Biipp. ; Blanf. t. c. p. 237. 

 230. <$ ad. April 23rd, near Pul-i-mard (3800 ft.). 

 408. ? ad. June 5th, near Sadat (7250 ft.). 



The typical A. sordidus, from Abyssinia, appears to be 

 always very dark on the upper parts, and birds from Somali- 

 land arc generally but not always so, while specimens from 

 India, Sokotra, and Persia are usually much paler, although 



