54 Mr. N. A. Severtzow on the 



7. Falco peregrinus, Tunst. 



The Peregrine Falcon migrates through the Alai and Pamir 

 in a southerly direction in September. 



j_8. Falco .esalon, Tunst. 



The Merlin was seen at the end of July in the Bash-Alai. 

 It probably breeds in the North Alai range. I found it breed- 

 ing in the mountains near Vernoie in June 1879, and ob- 

 tained for my collection a pair, male and female, with three 

 nestlings, which all died soon, though fed on freshly shot 

 small birds only, which they ate greedily, and which was the 

 food given them by their parents. They were taken too 

 young, only just out of the egg. Vernoie (43° N.) and 

 Ferghana (39°45'N.), on the north Alai range, are unusually 

 southern, although alpine breeding-places. The nest near 

 Vernoie was on a pine {Pinus schrenkiana) at a height of 8000 

 feet above the sea. 



-f-9. Falco tinnunculus (Linn.). 



The Kestrel is often seen in summer on the Pamir and Alai. 

 It comes after the broods of young birds, and is also probably 

 attracted by the great quantities of Arvicolae, which offer 

 it a copious supply of food. 



10. Circus ^ruginosus (Linn.). 



The Marsh- Harrier is found during its migration near the 

 Kara-kul in the beginning of September. It was also seen 

 near Ran-kul in the middle of August ; probably young ones 

 come to the Pamir in summer. 



11. Circus cyaneus, Linn. 



The Hen-Harrier was seen in September during its migra- 

 tion near the Kara-kul lake, and was found on the Alai. Birds 

 of this species, especially immature, are rather common in 

 this part of the country. 



12. Scops giu (Scop.). 



V,ery few Scops Owls were seen, and those at the end of 

 August during their migration through the Pamir. 



