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43. Accentor altaicus, Brandt. 



Old and young birds, congregated in flocks, of the Hima- 

 layan Accentor were seen in the Kysil-art gorge at the end 

 of July. The old birds were moulting. 



44. LOCUSTELLA LOCUSTELLA (LinU,). 



The Grasshopper Warbler was found at the beginning of 

 August near Kara-kul, where it probably breeds. Observed 

 on the Bash-Alai in the middle of September during its 

 migration. 



45. LoCUSTELLA STRAMINEA, ScV. 



I am still im certain about the determination of this species *. 

 It was found at the end of July on brook- swamps near the 

 mountain-pass between the Katir-kul and Kara-kul in the 

 northern range, at the height of nearly 15,000 feet. It pro- 

 bably breeds there. 



46. AcRocEPHALUs AGRicoLA ( Jerd.) . 

 Salicaria capistrata, Sev. 



Specimens of this Reed- Warbler were obtained near 

 Tanomurun in the second half of July and early in August, 

 and it was seen on the Kara-kul and the southern Ak-bai-tal 

 (13,000 feet). It was also found at 11,000 feet at the end of 

 July near the source of the Kashgar Darya. It lives in the 

 grass. It winters in the Punjab and Sindli, but in summer 

 is spread both over the cold Pamir range and the warm parts 

 of Turkestan, on the grassy slopes of Karan-tau, where Lo- 

 custella locust ella also occurs. 



47. ACROCEPHALUS DUMETORUM (Blytll). 



Blyth's Reed- Warbler migrates through the Pamir in 

 August. 



* [The Siberian Grasshopper Warbler is a good species, and has erro-^ 

 neously been called LocusteUa hendersoni, Cass., by Dresser and other orni- 

 thologists (see Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mas. v. p. 117). Mr. Seebohm 

 considers the Pamir bird to be also referable to this species. lie has 

 examples in his collection obtained from Severzow. — Edd.] 

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