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AMMOMANES bDESERTI (Licht.). [B, 245; W. 524.] 
2. April 5, N.W. of Ram Hormuz. 
*““ A few seen here amongst the barren hills, but not after- 
wards.’’—R,. B. W. 
AMMOMANES DESERTI PH@NIcUROIDES (Blyth), 
2. Jan. 31, Muskat. 
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Frineitia caress L. {B. 247. ] 
9. March 12, Dizful. 
“ A few seen here.”—R. B. W. 
9. July 23, 
3. July 24, > Sumela. 
3. July a5, J 
“Very plentiful here.’—R. B. W. 
Licgurinus cutoris (L.). [*B. 247. ] 
3. July 26, Sumela. 
This specimen is in worn plumage, and agrees well with 
examples in similar plumage from England, except that the 
wing is rather short, measuring only 85 mm. The bird 
cannot be referred to L. c. chlorotica (Bp.). 
MonrTIFRINGILLA ALPICcona (Pall.). [B. 248; W. 524. ] 
Montifringilla alpicola gaddi Sav. & Loud., Orn. Jahrb. 
1904, p. 216. 
& 3g. April 21, near Ardal, alt. 10,000 ft. 
“ A few seen among the snow on a rocky mountain. Not 
seen again in Persia.”—R. B. W. 
3 ¢. June 20, Bashkala, alt. 7200 ft. 
“ Plentiful in the hills around here; breeding now.’’— 
KR: Bs We 
I cannot agree with M. Sarudny and Baron Loudon that 
the Snowfinches of S.W. Persia are separable from those of 
the Caucasus. 
CaRDUELIS CARDUELIS. 
¢. March 11, Diz River. 
Wing 85 mm.; bill from nostril 11, from gape 13 mm. 
This is a remarkable specimen, because it is eutirely 
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