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3. Kashghar, 26th December.—Length, 20; wing, 13; tail, 
8; tarsus, 2°1; bill, from gape, 2°6. 
Bill, black ; its base covered with a rough whitish skin ; legs, 
feet, and claws, black. : 
&. Juv. Yarkand, January.—Length, 19°7; wing 12:3; tail, 
7:6; tarsus, 2°1; bill, from gape, 2°7; at front, 2°45; nareal 
bristles reach to within 1°43 of tip of bill. Bull, black, rough 
and greyish at gape; legs, feet, and claws, black. 
Brat monedula, Lin. 
665.—Coleus (dauriéa, Pallas, 
Three specimens of this Jackdaw were preserved: two males 
in January and one female in February, all at Yarkand. It is 
a winter resident only, about Kashghar and Yarkand, and 
migrates northwards, to the Aksu forests, it is said, in the begin- 
ning of April. I was told that it bred near Aksu. The Jackdaw 
was generally seen in the fields or by the road sides, frequently 
associated with the Rooks and Crows, picking at some heap of 
rubbish. I kept several of these birds in confinement and 
found their pranks very amusing ; but they never equalled the 
Magpies in this respect. The Turki name for this species is 
Tukhundk kargha. 
Yarkand, January.—Wing, 9:1; tarsus, 1°75 ;. bill, from 
gape, 1°5. Irides, white ; bill, legs, feet, and claws, black. 
$. Yarkand, January.—Length, 13:2; wing, 8°96; tail, 5°2; 
tarsus, 1'7; bill, from gape, 1:45. Bill, legs, feet, and claws, 
black. 
Q. Yarkand, February.—Length, 12°8 ; wing, 8°8; tail, 5-1; 
tarsus, 1°63; bill, from gape, 1°43. Bill, legs, feet, and claws, 
black. 
668 dis.—Pica bactriana, Bonap. 
This Magpie was first observed, within the limits of Kash- 
gharia, at Kebis (elevation 7,500) on the 26th September 1874. 
After that it was not seen until we reached Kashgar in October, 
and there it was common in gardens and on road side trees 
during the months of November and December. The bird 
appears to be almost unknown at Yarkand, where only a few 
stragglers are occasionally seen in winter. On the return 
journey in August it was seen on two occasions, in pairs, near 
Kizil Aghil and the Chuchu Pass. In summer this species 
appears to inhabit all the hills round Eastern Turkestan, wz., 
north of Aksu and Kashghar, Sarikkul, and south of Yarkand 
and of Sanju, descending to the borders of the plains in winter. 
I preserved two specimens of this Magpie at Kashghar, and 
kept several alive in confinement. They were most amusing 
