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fixed on the plate of Falco Hendersoni and said at once that 
it was arepresentation of the Shunkar. Perfectly white Shunkar 
(albinos) were mentioned to me. 
12 dis.—Falco barbarus, Lin. 
9. Kashghar, 13th December.—Length, 148; wing, 11°55 ; 
tail, 6°2; tarsus, 1°65 ; bill from gape, 1‘1; closed wings exceed 
tail. 
Bill dark blue at tip, greyish at junction with cere ; irides 
brown; legs and feet yellow; claws brownish at bases, black 
at tips. 
= Yarkand, 26th February.—Length, 15°3; expanse, 33 ; 
wing, 11; tail, 63; tarsus, 1:7; bill, from gape, 1:15; weight, 
1tb 4:1loz. 
Bill plumbeous blue, darker at tip; cere light yellow ; or- 
bital skin, pale wax; yellow; irides brown; legs very pale 
yellow; feet yellow; claws brownish horny at bases, black 
at tips. 
: 27th August.—Gulgun Shah.—Length, 14.8; expanse, 
34; wing, 10-7; tail, 6:2; tarsus, 1°6; bill, from gape, 1:1; 
closed wings fall short of tail, 1:0; weight, 12.802. 
Bill dark blue at tip, greenish yellow near cere; cere and 
orbital skin, greenish yellow ; legs and feet, yellow; claws, 
dusky blackish. 
This Falcon is said to inhabit the hills of Kizil tagh and 
Kugiar, and to breed there in summer. It visits the plains of 
Kashgharia about the beginning of winter, but not in great 
numbers. It is said to prey chiefly on Pigeons (Col. rupicola), 
and “ Beghitak” (Pterocles arenarius). This species is often 
trained for hawking, for which sport it is considered to rank 
next to the Goshawk in point of excellence. 
__ § Falco babylonicus, Gurney. 
, Falco Tscherniaievi, Severtsov. 
9. 6th March, Yarkand.—Length, 17:4; expanse, 41°5 ; 
wing, 13°75; tail, 7:3; tarsus, 1°85; bill, from gape, 1:3 ; 
closed wings exceed tail, 0°3 ; weight, 1fb 10-5oz. 
Bill light yellowish green near cere, dark blue at tip; cere 
greenish yellow; orbital skin, saffron yellow; irides, dark 
brown ; legs and feet, orange yellow ; claws, black. 
The Turki name for this species is Boz Lachin, boz meaning 
grey and Lachin being the ordinary name applied to Falco bar- 
barus. The only specimen obtained was purchased at Yarkand. 
I have no notes about the distribution of this Falcon in Eastern 
Turkestan and only know that it is trained for hawking. 
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