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The Quail was seen near Ran-kul on the 29th August, and 

 was obtained near the river Ak-su on the 12th September. 



83. Tetraogallus himalayensis. Gray. 



The Himalayan Snow-Cock is called " UUar '' by the 

 Kirghiz. It lives on the rocky mountains of the Pamir, and 

 was seen in summer between Lake Kara-kul and the Aksu 

 river, near the limit of perpetual snow, where it breeds. No 

 specimen was obtained ; so the identification may not be cor- 

 rect ; this bird may be tbe T. tihetanus of Gould. On the 

 North Alai range, and on all the other mountains surround- 

 ing Ferghana, and also throughout the whole Tian-shan sys- 

 tem, the only Snow-Cock is T. himalayensis. 



84. ScoLOPAX GALLiNAGO (Linn.). 



The Common Snipe was seen on the 24th August near 

 Ran-kul before the migrating-season. It occasionally breeds 

 on the Pamir. 



85. Ardea cinerea, Linn. 



The Common Heron was observed at the end of August 

 flying near the Pamir- Alichur. 



86. Ardetta minuta (Linn.). 



The Little Bittern was seen on the 20th September during 

 migration in the Kysil-art gorge. 



87. Otis macqueeni. Gray. 



On the 17th September I killed a female Macqueen's Bus- 

 tard sitting on an ancient moraine near Lake Kara-kul. It 

 only passes through the Pamir. 



88. Otis tetrax, Linn. 



The Little Bustard was seen on the 21st September in the 

 Bash-Alai near the Kysil-art gorge. It is only met with 

 on migration. 



- 89. Charadrius mongolicus. Pall. 



The Short-billed Sand-Plover breeds on the Alai, and on 

 the Pamir, where it is more common ; it lives in the brook- 



