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mon, during the winter, near Kashghar and Yarkand, and it 
seemed to keep principally among Jleagnus trees and thorn 
bushes in the vicinity of unfrozen bits of water. It migrated 
northwards in spring, repairing, I was told, to the hills and to 
the country about Maralbashi. It is said'to feed principally 
on berries, &c., and its Turki name is Maina. 
3. Length, 10°5 ; wing, 5°46 ; tail, 5°15 ; tarsus, 1°3 ; bill, from 
gape, 1:28. Bill, yellow—tip of upper mandible brownish ; legs 
and feet, dark brown ; claws, black. 
, Length, 11:3; wing, 5-4; tail, 5-6; bill, from gape, 1:35. 
Bill, brownish black ; legs and feet, blackish brown ; claws, black. 
365.—Planesticus atrogularis, Zemm. 
This species was first met with at Sulaghz Langar in Sep- 
tember, and was a common bird in the plains, in the neigh- 
bourhood of Kashghar, Yarkand, &c., during the winter. It 
was usually seen about trees lining water-courses or growing 
mear tanks. The bird disappeared entirely in spring, migra- 
ting ina north-easterly direction, towards the hills and the 
Lob district itis said, where it was reported to breed. It 
feeds chiefly on Zleagnus berries—called jigda in Turki and 
commonly known as ‘Trebizond dates’—hence its name 
Jrgda chuk, i.e., ‘jigda-eater.’ 
2. Kashghar, 29th November.—Length, 10; wing, 5°6; tail, 
4:25; tarsus, 1:2; bill, from gape, 1. Bill, brownish black ; 
base of lower mandible, yellow; irides, brown; legs, ashy 
brown; feet, brown; claws, brownish black. 
9. Sulaghz, Langar, 30th September.—Length, 9:8; wing, 
5-45; tail, 4:1; tarsus, 1:27; bill, from gape, 1*l. _ Bill, black- 
ish brown ; base of lower mandible and gape, yellow; irides, 
brown; legs, yellowish brown; feet, brown; the soles, yellow ; 
claws, brown horn. 
Two females, shot at Kashghar, 291k November.—Length, 
9:9 t0 9:95; wing, 515; tail, 4 to4:05; tarsus, 1:2 to 1:26; 
bill, from gape, 1 to 1:1. Bill, brownish dusky, black at tip, 
and yellow or brownish yellow at base of lower mandible ; 
irides, brown and dark brown; legs, dark ashy or brown; feet, 
brown ; claws, brownish dusky and brown horny. 
470.—Oriolus kundoo, Sykes. 
Sia males, shot at Yarkand tn May and June, measured and 
weighed.—Length, 9°3 to 9°8; expanse, 16-7 to 17:7; wing, 
5-7 to 5°93; tail, 3:7 to 4:1; tarsus, 0°75 to 0:9; bill, from 
gape, 1:2 to 1:35; closed wings fall short of tail, 1-1 to 1:5; 
weight, 1°9 oz. to 25 0z. Bill, brownish red ; irides, blood red ; 
legs and feet, dark blue and slaty blue; claws, black. 
