Western Persia and Armenia. 103 
and Kermanshah especially common, breeding in numbers 
in the ‘ Kanats’ [underground watercourse].”—R. B. W. 
The wing of the male measures 102 mm., that of the 
female 100. The birds thus agree in Wieacnremianta as they 
do also in coloration, with Dr. Hartert’s P. p. intermedia, 
which is quite dare from the typical Petronia petronia and 
P. p. puteicola, 
PerronrA BRAcHYDACTYLA Bp. [B. 255 ; W. 522 a 
do. June 4, Sakiz. 
d. June 10, Lake Urmia. 
““ Very few seen.””—R. B. W. 
Euperiza Minttarta L.  [B. 257; W. 520.) 
2. March 18, Shus. 
6. March 21, Shuster. 
g. May 14, Derbend. 
Emperiza cia L. [B. 257. 
Emberiza cia stracheyi (nec Moore) ; [W. 521). 
? [juv.]. July 12, Tortum River. 
Oe uly 25, 
e Taly oo } Sumela. 
These specimens, and also those which I obtained in 
S.W. Persia, should, I think, be referred to the typical E. cia, 
and not to the Himalayan form. They are a little darker 
than the typical #. cia, but not so dark as E. ec. stracheyi ; 
while the edgings of the primary-coverts, although not pure 
white, are not distinctly rufous as in E. c. stracheyi. 
EEMBERIZA BUCHANAN! Blyth. 
Eimberiza hutiont Blyth; {B. 258]. 
6. June 21, Lake Van. 
Emperiza nortTULANA L. [B. 259; W. 520.] 
6. April 20, Ardal. 
6. June 16, Diza. 
cies oe "Lake Van. 
3d. June 27, 
