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agrees very closely with examples from Turkestan sent to me 

 by the late Dr. Severtzoff, labelled Turilus mystacinus. 



CiNCLUS CASHMIRIENSISj Gould. 



One adult, sex not stated (Schamchor, 5th November), 

 has the underparts nearly similar in coloration to specimens 

 of Cinclus albicoUis in my collection from Greece, and also 

 to one obtained in the Taurus mountains by Mr. Danford ; 

 but I notice that the bill is perceptibly smaller than in any 

 of these specimens. 



Saxicola finschi, Heugl. 



One old male in very fine plumage (Krasnovodsk, 6th 

 February), not differing from examples from Asia Minor. 



Saxicola deserti, Eiipp. 



One adult male (Duschak, 17th March) which belongs to 

 the western form and not to the eastern [S. montana), as it 

 has not the white on the inner web of the primaries extending 

 to, or nearly to, the shaft. 



Saxicola morio, Ehr. 



One adult male (Krasnovodsk, 21st April). 



Pratincola caprata. 



One male adult (Merv, 14th June). 



Ruticilla PHfENicuRus (Liuu.) . 



One male (Naphtaberg, 14th April), not differing from 

 specimens from Western Europe. 



Sylvia mystacea, M^netr, 



Two males (Lenkoran, 22nd March) ; these examples differ 

 appreciably from the specimens from Palestine which I de- 

 scribed and figured in the ' Birds of Europe ' (i. p. 407, pi. 63), 

 under the name of Sylvia momus, in haviug the underparts, 

 and especially the throat, richly tinged with vinous pink. 

 They have also a pure white line dividing the vinous on the 

 throat from the black, which extends below the eye, and 

 remind one at the first glance strongly of Sylvia subalpina. 

 This white line doubtless suggested Menetries's name. 



SCOTOCERCA INQUIETA (Cl'etzsch.). 



One specimen (Chistchitnyar, 10th May), which is very 



