90 Mr. H. E. Dresser on Birds 



Passer domesticus (Linn.). 



One adult male (Askabad^ 29th May) of the brightly- 

 coloured eastern form {Passer indicus), not differing from 

 specimens from India and Northern Africa. 



Passer hispaniolensis, Temm. 



One adult male (Askabad, 18tli February) in winter 

 plumage, closely resembling examples in my collection from 

 Northern Africa and Asia Minor. 



Passer ammodendri^ Severtzoff. 



One adult male (Tedschen, 2Uth March). 



Erythrospiza obsoleta (Liclit.). 



One male (Kelete-Tohinar, 20th February) and one female 

 (Perewallnaja^ 10th April), in full plumage. 



Euspiza luteola (Sparrm.). 



One adult male (Hodscha-Kala, 9th May). 



Emberiza CIA, Linn. 



One young male (Kopet-dagh, Askabad, 27th July), in 

 first plumage. It is labelled " Emb. stracheyi'^," but on 

 comparison with specimens in the British Museum there 

 is no doubt that it must be referred to E. cia and not to 

 E. stracheyi. 



Emberiza hortulana, Linn. 



One male (Molla-kary, 15tli April), not differing in any 

 respect from typical European examples. 



Alauda guttata. Brooks. 



One male and one female (Baghyr, 31st March and 15th 

 April), which agree closely with examples o^ Alauda guttata 

 from the Indus valley. One of these is labelled "Alauda 

 triborlmjncha t," but is certainly not referable to that species, 

 which is larger and more nearly allied to Alauda arvensis, 

 whereas Alauda guttata is more nearly allied to Alauda 

 gulgula. 



Ammomanes deserti (Licht.). 



One female (Takyr Hill, 9th April), in the grey phase of 

 plumage. 



