342 Mr. H. E. Dresser on Birds from 



XXXI. — Notes on some Birds collected by Dr. G. Radde in 

 the Transcaspian Region. By H. E. Dresser, F.Z.S. 



Last year I published (Ibis, 1889, pp. 85-92) a few notes on 

 a collection of Transcaspian birds sent to me for examination 

 and identification by Dr. G. Radde, of Tiflis. I have recently 

 received another small collection from the same source, which, 

 although there are no novelties, contains examples of several 

 species not included in the former lot, and it may therefore 

 interest the readers of ' The Ibis ' to have the following short 

 notes. Dr. lladde writes that, ere long, he proposes to start 

 on another journey, and as he promises to pay special atten- 

 tion to the ornithology of the country he will traverse, we 

 may look forward to the announcement of some interesting 

 and, probably, new discoveries on his return to Tiflis, which, 

 however, will not be until late in the autumn of the current 

 year. 



The collection recently received contains specimens of 

 the following birds, viz. : — 



Saxicola einschi, Heugl. 



One old male in full breeding-plumage (Kuba-dagh, Kras- 

 novodsk, 9th February). 



Pratincola caprata (Linn.). 

 One adult male (Merv, 14th June). 



Cyanecula suecica (Linn.). 



One adult male (Germab, 4th March), not differing from 

 specimens from Scandinavia. 



Datjlias hafizi (Severtzoff). 



One adult male (Derbent, 9th May). 



Sylvia mystacea, Menetr. 



One^male (Tedschcn, 20th March), which has the throat 

 somewhat less richly tinged with vinous pink, but does not 

 othe: vise differ from the specimens in the last collection, 

 referred to in my last notes (Ibis, 1889, p. 86). 



Silvia orphea, Temm. 



One adult female (Tschikischlya, 2nd April), belonging to 

 the eastern or large-billed form (S, crassirostris, Riipp.). 



