100 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORNITHOLOGY 
Richardi, Calamophilus biarmicus, Corvus corone, Corvus culmina- 
tus, Sturnus vulgaris, Passer salicicolus, Passer montanus, Em- 
beriza pyrrhuloides, Euspiza luteola, Erythrospiza obsoleta, Alau- 
dula pispoletta and Galerita magna. 
It will suffice also just to mention Palumbena Eversmanni, 
Columba enas, Turtur auritus, Turtur Stolizke, Phasianus Shawi 
and Coturnia communis. 
Agialophilus cantianus, A’gialitis fluviatilis and Vanellus cris- 
tatus have been common. Gallinago scolopacinus, not nume- 
rous. <Actitis ochrophus, Totanus calidris, Himantopus interme- 
dius and Fulica atra—extremely numerous. Gallinula chloro- 
pus, common. Porzana pygmia, rare. Lallus aquaticus, nu- 
merous. Crconia nigra and Ciconia alba, common. A young 
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) has been brought in. 
Finally, Casarca rutila, Anas boschas, Querquedula circia, 
Branta rujina, Aythya nyroca, Podiceps cristatus, Sterna fluvia- 
tilis, Sternula minuta and Graculus carbo have been common 
during the month. 
Yangagblik, 29th July.—There was a great scramble this morn- 
ing to get all our things sent off from Yarkand ; my goods 
and chattels alone required twelve horses to carry them. We 
did not leave the Fort until about 5. p.m. and then rode out 
accompanied by Yuzbashi Yakub ( who, by the way has lately 
been promoted to the rank of Pansadbashi),* and another 
Yuzbashi—Zarif—who is to accompany us nearly to the 
Karakoram Pass. The Pansadbashi soon bade us goodbye, and 
we passed through the city, where a number of beggars put 
in their claims for alms. The weather was rather hot at first, 
but ina short time it became very pleasant, and we had a 
delightful ride along the winding Posgam road, with its rows 
of willow and eleagnus trees on each side. The Indian corn 
is now in ear, the cotton plants about a foot high, and the rice 
fields look beautifully green and fresh. 
Our camp here is only about seven miles from Yarkand, as it 
was thought advisable not to attempt too long a march before we 
get into marching trim again. There is an extraordinary fact 
to note as an effect of the weather to-day: two Golden Eagles, 
a Sparrow-hawk, and several Yarkand Pheasants died to-day 
from the short exposure to the sun between Yarkand and this 
place. 
30th.—Igarcht or Yangi Bazar—At 5 o’clock this morn- 
ing I saw the first real mist we have had _ in this 
country; and a good deal of dew seemed to have fallen 
during the night. A ride of a few hundred yards from our 
eamp at Yangaghlik brought us to the bank of the Yarkand 
* Pansadbashi—Chief of fiye hundred, 
