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Corvus cornix sHarpit Oates. [W. 518.} 
Corvus cornic L.; [B. 262]. 
2. March 18, Shus (near Dizful), alt. 500 ft. 
g [juv.j. June 30, near Lake Van. 
“A few seen on the Diz, Karun, and Kher-Khah‘ Rivers. 
A nest in the Bachtyari woods contained six fresh eggs on 
April 15.”—R. B. W. 
Corvus capeLianus Sclater. 
2. March 25, Shuteit River, alt. 350 ft. 
“A few seen round Dizful and Shuster. Plentiful near 
Bund-i-Kir and between Bushire and the Karun. Not 
seen after we left the plains.”—R. B. W. 
This bird inhabits the maritime plain of the Persian Gulf. 
Mr. Cumming noted it as resident at Fao, and breeding from 
Feb. 15 to the end of March (cf. ‘Ibis,’ 1886, p. 477); 
but from Mr. Woosnam’s observations and my own it 
seems that Corvus cornix sharpii inhabits part of the same 
district, and Mr. Woosnam’s notes strengthen my;previous 
opinion (cf. ‘ Ibis” 1908, p. 518) that Corvus capellanus is a 
distinct species and not a race of Corvus corniv. 
Corvus Frucitecus L. [B. 263.] 
3. May 10, Feridan District. “A few seen.”’ 
“Seen in the Karun District and between Ispahan and 
Kermanshah. Old birds feeding noisy young in the {Erze- 
rum plain at the beginning of July.”—R. B. W. 
CoL@us MONEDULA COLLARIS (Drummond). 
*Coleus monedula L.; [B. 263]. 
dg. June 14, near Lake Urmia. 
“ Nesting in holes in a steep bank.”—R. B. W. 
6. July 18, Baibort. 
In the bird from Baibort the feathers are so much bleached 
and abraded that many of them have become rusty-brown in 
colour. I saw similarly coloured Jackdaws in Algeria, 
and, being unable to shoot one, thought that they might 
belong to a distinct race. Although so greatly abraded, 
the grey edgings to the breast-feathers of this specimen 
are still present. 
