THE AFGHAN DELIMITATION COMMISSION. 75 



1. cJ . Gulran, Badghis. 6th March, 1885. 



2. ? . „ „ 19th March, 1885. 



3. <$ . Desert north of Gulran. — March, 1885. 



Mr. Seebohm gives Southern Persia as the eastern range of this species, but it has also 

 been met with at Kandahar (cf. Swinhoe, I. c), and apparently also goes to Turkestan 

 and Yarkand. 



42. SAXICOLA 03NANTHE. 



Saocicola amanthe (L.) ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. v. p. 391 (1881); Severtz. t.c. p. 65; 

 Dresser, Ibis, 1875, p. 335 ; Blanford, t. c. p. 146. 



1. $ ■ Gulran, Badghis. 19th March, 1885. 



2. S ■ Tirphul, Hari-rud. 6th April, 1885. 



3. <? . „ „ 16th April, 1885. 



4. ? . „ „ 11th April, 1885. 

 5.?. „ „ 12th April, 1885. 



6. <J , juv. Shore-kaltegai, Badghis. 4th May, 1885. 



An interesting record for the eastern range of the species, which breeds in Northern 

 Afghanistan. 



Fam. TIMELIID^l. 



43. Myiophoneus temmincki. 



Myiophoneus ternmincki, Vigors ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds, vii. p. 7 (1883); Severtz. t.c. p. 65 ; Dresser, 

 Ibis, 1875, p. 335; C. Swinhoe, Ibis, 1882, p. 105. 



Myiophoneus cceruleus, Horsf. & Moore, Cat. B. Mus. E.-I. Co. i. p. 199 (1854). 



1, 2. ?. Between Palounda and Karez-darra, Badghis. 6th December, 1884. 

 3,4. 2 6*- Bala-morghab, Badghis. 14th December, 1884. 



Also observed by Colonel Swinhoe near Kandahar in the winter. It has been recorded 

 by Severtzoff from Turkestan. 



[This bird was very common in the Pistacio- forests of the Badghis, but very wary. — 

 J. E.T. A.] 



44. SCOTOCERCA INQUIETA. 



Scotocerca inquieta (Cretzschm.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds, vii. p. 213 (1883) ; Blanf. t. c. p. 207, pi. xiii. 

 fig. 2; Barnes, Str. F. 1880, pp. 217, 455 ; C. Swinhoe, Ibis, 1882, p. 108. 



Atraphornis platyura, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 121 (1873); Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 80. 



1. (?. Tirphul, Hari-rud. 11th April, 1885. 

 •2. ?. „ „ 19th April, 1885. 



Earn. ACCENTOKID^]. 

 45. Accentor collaris. 



Accentor collaris (Scop.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds, vii. p. 664 (1883). 

 1. — . Bala-morghab, Badghis. 14th December, 1884. 



This seems to be a pale eastern race of A. collaris, of which Mr. Seebohm has shown 

 me some specimens from Asia Minor. 



