from the Transcaspian Region, 87 



distinctly streaked with blackish brown and is probably a 

 bird of the previous j^ear. 



LuSCINIOLA NEGLECTA, HumC. 



One female (Askabad^ 27th July). 



Phylloscopus tristis, Blyth. 



One male (Artykj 27th March), which agrees closely with 

 Indian specimens, 



Hypolais RAMA (Sykcs). 



Two males (Merv, 5th and 10th June)^ undistinguishable 

 from Indian specimens. 



Aedon familiaris (Menetr.). 



One specimen (Ain Tschindyrj 7th May). 



ACROCEPHALUS DUMETORUMj Blyth. 



One male (Dusu-olnm, 6th May). 



LOCUSTELLA LUSCINIOIDES (Savi) . 



One male (Artyk, 27th March). This specimen shows a 

 slight tendency to striation on the throaty and I at first thought 

 it to be L. fluviatilis ; but on comparison it proves most cer- 

 tainly to be Savi's Warbler^ and is most interesting, as it comes 

 from a locality much further east than any from which this 

 species has hitherto been recorded. 



Panurus biarmicus (Linn.). 



One male (Ast-ara, S.W. Caspian, on the Persian frontier, 

 10th April), in immature plumage. Dr. Radde thought it 

 might prove to be new, but it is merely the young of the 

 pale eastern form of the Bearded Reedling (P. sibiricus), 

 with the black on the back and wings very clearly defined. 



Parus cinereus, Bonn. & Vieill. 



One male (Gernab, 4th March), which agrees closely in 

 coloration with the specimens from India, but is rather 

 larger in size, measuring : culmen 0*45, wing 2*82, tail 2*6, 

 tarsus 0*8. 



Parus bokharensis, Licht. 



One female (Tedschen, 20th March), which, though as pale 

 in coloration as the palest of a series of specimens of this 



