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inches. The smaller birds (probably males) have no bars on 

 the basal three fourths of the tail, and are very chestnut in 

 colour. The larger birds (probably females) have the tail 

 regularly barred, and are dark brown in colour, more or less 

 suffused with chestnut on the head, wing- and tail-coverts, 

 and the underparts. I think these birds must be regarded 

 as rather large examples of B. desertorum. 



EEITHACUS GOLZI. 



Seven specimens of Nightingales belong to the long-tailed 

 species known as the Persian Nightingale. 



PRATINCOLA MAURA. 



Three male Stonechats belong to the eastern form of this 

 bird, having unspotted white rumps. 



ACROCEPHALUS TURDOIDES. 



A series of fifteen Great Reed-Warblers satisfactorily dis- 

 poses of the doubts which have hitherto been felt as to the 

 correctness of the identification of this species by Menetries. 

 Its breeding-range must therefore be regarded as extending 

 into North Persia and West Turkestan. In Severtzow's col- 

 lection I found examples of this species, as well as of A. 

 stentoreus, the species which Blanford found in South Persia. 

 The Lankoran skins vary in length of wing from 3' 9 to 3*6 

 inches, and have the second primary equal to the third or 

 fourth. 



ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS (Briss.). 



ACROCEPHALUS PALUSTRIS, 



Of a series of sixteen small Reed-Warblers, one only 

 proves to be the Reed- Warbler, all the others being Marsh- 

 Warblers. 



HYPOLAIS PALLIDA-RAMA. 



Three examples of Tree-Warblers are, like most of those 

 collected in Persia by Blanford, intermediate between H. 

 pallida and H. rama. 



HYPOLAIS ICTERINA. 



An example of the Icterine Tree- Warbler adds a new 

 species to the list of Persian birds. 



