148 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORNITHOLOGY 
This species is a seasonal visitant to the plains of Kash- 
gharia, where it breeds ; I got the first specimen of it in May, 
and it was never observed in winter. The birds were found in 
orchards and among the vines, singing very sweetly and inces- 
santly hopping about. The Turki name for this Warbler is 
Koktalghu. 
554.—Phylloscopus tristis, Blyth. 
2. Between Toghrasu and Oibuk, 23rd August.—Length, 4°5 ; 
wing, 2°25 ; tarsus, 0°8 ; bill, from gape, 0°46 ; weight, 0°25 
oz. Bill: upper mandible, dusky ; lower mandible, dusky at 
tip, yellow at base; irides, dark brown ; legs, feet, and claws, 
brownish dusky. 
Specimen shot between Toghrasu and Oibuk, 23rd August.— 
Length, 4:4; expanse, 7:0; wing, 2°3; tail, 1°85; tarsus, 
0:75 ; bill, from gape, 0°52 ; closed wings fall short of tail, 
0°85 ; weight, 0°3 0z. Bill, brownish dusky, yellow at base 
below ; irides, dark brown ; legs and feet, dusky brown ; claws, 
brown, yellow at tip. 
Specimen shot at Oibuk, 24th August.—Length, 4°2 ; expanse, 
7; wing, 2°3; tail, 1:9; tarsus, 0°38; bill, from gape, 0°45 ; 
closed wings fall short of tail, 0°9. Bill, dusky brownish ; base 
of lower mandible and gape, yellow ; irides, dark brown ; 
legs, brownish black ; feet and claws, dusky ; soles of feet and 
under surface of claws, orange yellow. 
This species was very common in August along the Sanju 
stream and in the Karakash Valley at elevations of from 9,000 
to 14,000 feet. It frequented the tamarisk and _ hololachne 
bushes growing along the banks of the streams, and no doubt 
had lately been breeding in the localities in which it was 
observed, as the specimens procured were immature. The ery 
of this bird consists of a single plaintive sort of note, regularly 
repeated. 
560.—Phylloscopus viridanus, Biyth. 
d. Shot between Tam and Tadlik, 17th August.—Length, 
4°3 ; expanse, 7°15 ; wing, 2°34 ; tail, 1°8 ; tarsus, 0°81 ; bill, 
from gape, 0°53 ; closed wings fall short of tail, 0°9 ; weight, 
0:35 oz. Bill: upper mandible, dusky brown, lower mandible, 
yellowish brown ; irides, dark brown ; legs and feet, brownish 
grey ; claws, brown horny, 
This species was noticed among the tamarisk and willow 
bushes fringing the Sanju stream, and along the banks of 
the Karakash River. 1t seemed very restless, continually 
flitting from spray to spray, and its note wasa weak sort of 
chirp frequently uttered. 
