Birds of the Pamir Range. 



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Tian-slian were, for instance, found in only one locality in 

 that range, although tliey may occur in twenty ; again, in 

 Tian-shau some species were found in only one spot, whereas 

 they probably occur in many others. There are still wide 

 tracts of country unexplored between our routes. 



As regards the upper alpine region of the Pamir and 

 Tian-shan we have also insufficient observations, these only 

 having been made in June as to breeding birds, and in 

 September as to migratory species. As to the range of the 

 alpine Pamir birds into Western Tibet, I have liere"^' only 

 the paper by Dr. Scully t on the avifauna of Eastern Turke- 

 stan, where he also enumerates the birds found on his way 

 thither and back. I extract from this paper the following 

 list of the birds observed by Dr. Scully between Leh and 

 Yarkand along the road by the Karakorum Pass, on heights 

 not below 10,000 feet, north of Ladakh, also^ on the road to 

 Kitschik-yailak . 



-1. Vultur monachus. 



2. Gypaetus barbatiis (P). 



3. Milvus melanotis. 



4. Falco tinnunculus (P). 



5. Circus swainsoni. 



6. Corvus tibetanus (P). 



7. Pica leucoptera (P). 



8. Pyrrliocorax alpiiius. 



9. graculus (P). 



10. Podoces Immilis. 



11. Par us cyan e us. 



12. Leptopoecile sophiae. 



13. Carpodacus rubicilla. 



14. erythrious (P). 



15. Linota brevirostris. 



16. Leucosticte haematopygia. 



17. Passer indicus. 



18. Montifi'ingilla adamsi. 



19. Calandrella brachydactyla (P). 



20. Otocorys penieillata (P). 



21. Accentor fulvescens (P). 



22. Motacilla personata (P). 

 2.3. Budytes citreola. 



24. Phylloscopus tristisf. 



25. Phylloscopus viridanus (P). 



26. Sylvia curruca (P). 



27. Ruticilla semirufa (rufiventris, 



V.) (P). 



28. erythrogastra (P). 



29. Saxicola cenantbe § (P). 



30. deserti (P). 



31. Motacilla saxatilis (P). 



32. Cotile rupestris (P). 



33. Upupa epops (P). 



* At Tashkend, April 1879. f S. F. vol. iv. pp. 44-205. 



X The small dimensions of this bird given by Dr. Scully induce me to 

 think that it is P. sindhicus, Brooks, found in Turkestan as well as P. 

 tristis. 



§ Scully saw it only once, during migration. 

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