364 Mr. H. E. Dresser on a Collection 



to me to approach much more closely to M. atricapilla than to 

 M. collaris, and I am somewhat doubtful as to whether von 

 Homeyer was justified in according to it specific rank ; but if, 

 as stated by him, this form alone inhabits the Caucasus, it 

 should at all events be regarded as a local race. 



Dr. Radde (' Ornis Caucasica/ p. 286) remarks that out of 

 more than a hundred examples of Pied Flycatchers sent to him 

 from Lenkoran he did not find a single typical M. collaris, but 

 that they differed curiously from true M. atricapilla, and 

 had a peculiar tendency towards M. collaris. This confirms 

 von Homeyer's statement. Moreover Dr. Radde gives a 

 careful description of his specimens, which teuds to show 

 that, though they vary somewhat, yet they all seem to be 

 referable to von Homeyer's M. semitorquata. 



I cannot say whether this form is found in Persia, as all 

 the specimens of Pied Flycatchers brought back by Mr. 

 Blanford were, as he says, in immature plumage. I have 

 examined the series in the British Museum, and do not find 

 any specimen referable to the present form. According to 

 Dr. Sharpe, however (Ibis, 1891, p. 110), a specimen received 

 from Bushire agrees with von Homeyer's description of 

 M. semitorquata. 



XXXII. — On a Collection of Birds from Erzeroom. 

 By H. £. Dresser, F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



In 1880 my friend the late Mr. James Zohrab, who was then 

 H.M. Consul at Erzeroom, made a collection of skins and 

 eggs, which he sent to me soon afterwards. I made a careful 

 examination of the collection, and drew up a list of them with 

 notes, intending to publish it. I did not then carry out the 

 intention, but put the list on one side. As, however, so little 

 has been recorded relative to the ornithology of this district 

 of Asia Minor, it may be of interest to enumerate the species 

 obtained by Mr. Zohrab, so I give the list below ; and, as I 

 have still in my possession nearly all the specimens referred 

 to, I have been able to examine them and to revise the notes 



