OF EASTERN TURKESTAN. 145 
Five males, shot in August, measured and weighed.—Length, 
63 to 69; expanse, 11°3 to 12:2; wing, 3:7 to 4:25; 
tail, 2°7 to 3°0; tarsus, 1:0 to 1:05; bill, from gape, 0-7 to 
0°8 ; closed wings fall short of tail, 0°8 to 1:45 ; weight, 0:75oz. 
to loz. Bill, black; in one specimen yellow at tip, sides and 
base of lower mandible; irides, brown, dark brown, and blackish 
brown; legs, feet, and claws, black. 
Two females, collected in August, measured and weighed.— 
Length, 6°5 to 6°75; expanse, 11°6 to 11:7; wing, 3°95 to 40; 
tail, 2°9 to 3°15; tarsus, 1:0; bill, from gape, 0:7 to 0:72; 
closed wings fall short of tail, 1:0 to 1:2; weight, 0-85o0z. 
Bill, black ; in one, gape and interior of mouth yellow ; irides, 
brown and dark brown ; legs, feet, and claws, black. 
This Redstart was very common during the months of 
September and August, in the mountains at elevations of from 
10,000 to 18,000 feet, but was never met with in the plains of 
Eastern Turkestan. In frequents the neighbourhood of streams 
generally, hopping about on the stones, and amongst the small 
bushes. The Kirghiz at Kichik Yailak say that this bird 
breeds, during the months of June and July, in the high moun- 
tains near their encampment, and their name for it is Kizil 
kurgenak, i. e., Red Kestrel ! 
514.—Cyanecula suecica, Linn. 
‘we males*, shot at Yarkand in April and May.—Length, 5:9 
to 6°1; expanse, 8°5 to 9:2; wing, 2°8 to 2°95; tail, 2-2 to 
2°6; tarsus, 1:0 to 1:1; bill, from gape, 0°7 to 0°8; closed 
wings fall short of tail, 1:0 to 1:4; weight, 0°60z., to 0-650z. 
Bill, black; interior of mouth, yellow; irides, dark brown; 
legs and feet, black and brownish black ; claws, black. 
This species is a seasonal visitant to the plains of Eastern 
Turkestan, arriving about the end of March and leaving in 
September. It was very common during the summer, fre- 
quenting reeds, long grass and fields of Indian corn, always 
somewhere near water. It did not seem to perch, but moved 
about pretty rapidly on the ground picking up insects, and 
every now and then spreading out its tail widely, thus showing 
its rufous color; and in my experience hardly ever allowing 
one to get a sight of its beautifully colored breast. It breeds » 
in the neighbourhood of Yarkand, laying in May, and the nest 
being generally placed in long grass. Two eggs obtained on 
the 15th May, measure 0°76 in length by 0°56 in breadth, and 
0:75 by 0°57. In shape they are moderate ovals compressed 
at oneend, and havea very slight gloss. The ground color is 
pale greyish green; abundantly blotched and spotted, with 
* All belong to the red throat-spot race. A. O. H. 
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