76 Mr. N. A. Severtzow on the 



-|-107. Phalaropus pulicarius (Linn.). 



The Grey Phalarope was obtained with the last species near 

 Kara-kul. Perhaps it is only a straggler ; for it is rare. 



108. Anser indicus, Gmel. 



The Bar-headed Goose breeds on the brook-swamps near 

 all the lakes in the Pamir, and was also found near the 

 rivers Ak-su and Alichur. The young in down were seen at 

 the beginning of August. As soon as the young are fully 

 feathered the old birds moult. They are most numerous 

 near Ran-kul, where the Cossacks escorting the expedition 

 killed with sticks more than fifty moulting Geese in one 

 swamp. 



109. Tadorna tadorna (Linn.). 



One specimen only of the Common Sheldrake was seen 

 on the Katir-kul, between Kara-kul and the Kysil-art, and 

 nowhere else on the Pamir lakes. 



110. Tadorna casarca, Linn. 



The E/uddy Sheldrake is numerous on all the Pamir lakes. 

 It assembles in troops at the end of August, and was then 

 seen in large numbers on the Sari-kul. Only young speci- 

 mens were collected ; the old birds were too wary. It breeds 

 on the Pamir. 



—-111. Anas acuta, Linn. 



The Pintail breeds near all the lakes in the Pamir. It is 

 not very common, but is often shot from the end of July to the 

 end of September. 



112. Anas circia, Linn. 



The distribution of the Garganey is like that of the Pintail ; 

 but it is more numerous on rivers. 



• 113. Anas crecca, Linn. 



The Teal probably breeds here. Except Anas tadorna, no 

 Ducks are abundant on the Pamir. 



114. Anas clypeata, Linn. 



The Shoveller also probably breeds in the Pamir. 



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