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Srrra EvRop#A PERSICA Witherby. [W. 531.] 
3 2. April 15, mountains near Mal Amir, alt. 7000 ft. 
“Plentiful at altitudes of 6000-7000 ft. in this district.” 
—R. B. W. 
These examples agree well with the type specimen of this 
pale race, which appears to be confined to the oak-woods of 
the Zagros range. 
S1irTA NEUMAYERI NEUMAYERI Michah. 
6. June 16, Diza. 
3. July 12, Tortum River. 
These specimens are, I consider, typical S. neumayeri, but 
the district round Erzerum seems to form the meeting- 
place of this bird and its larger and paler Eastern repre- 
sentative, S.n. tephronota, since certain examples from this 
neighbourhood are somewhat intermediate between the two 
forms. 
S1ITTA NEUMAYERI TSCHITSCHERINI Sarudny. 
Sitta tschitscherini Sarudny, Orn. Jahrb. xy. p. 218. 
Sitta neumayeri syriaca Khr.; | W. 532). 
Sitta rupicola Blanf., part. ; [B. 225]. 
Sitta syriaca Why. ; [ B. 223]. 
6. April 10, Mal Amir. 
6. April 18, Dopulan. 
9. May 21, Bisitun. 
The Rock-Nuthatches of S.W. Persia are very large and 
pale-coloured. On a further study of these birds (cf. ‘ Ibis,’ 
1903, p. 532) I find that the S.W. Persian race can be 
separated from S. n. tephronota on account of its larger size, 
while the Palestine bird is, judging from the small amount 
of material available, referable to typical S. newmayeri, from 
which S. 2. tephronota may be distinguished by its paler 
coloration. M. Sarudny’s type was from Ispahan, and 
although I have not seen specimens from precisely that 
neighbourhood, there can be no doubt that these birds are 
‘the same. ‘The only difficulty in so deciding is on account 
of the measurements given by M. Sarudny. But it is 
evident, as has been pointed out by Dr. Hartert (Vog. 
pal. F. p. 339), that M. Sarudny, ike Dr. Blanford when 
