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52. Lanitjs vittatus. 



Lanius'vittatus, Vah; Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. viii. p. 280 (1883) ; Blanford, t. c. p. 138; Wardlaw- 

 Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 52 ; C. Swinhoe, Ibis, 1882, p. 104. 



1. c?- Tirphul, Hari-rud. 30tb April, 1885. 



2. (J. Kambao, Badghis. 1st May, 1885. 



Fain. CERTHIID^:. 



53. TlCHODROHA MURAEIA. 



Tichodroma muraria (L.) ; Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. viii. p. 331 (1883) ; Horsf. & Moore, Cat. B. 

 Mus. E.-I. Co. ii. p. 719 (1856-8) ; Blanford, t. c. p. 223 ; Swinkoe, Ibis, 1882, p. 103. 

 Tichodroma phaenicopier a, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 66; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 176. 



1. ? . Between Kusbk aud Palouuda. 5tb December, 1884. 



2. g . Bala-morgbab, Badghis. 26tb December, 1884. 



3. cJ • » » January, 1885. 



54. SlTTA SYRIACA. 



Sitta syriaca, Ebr. ; Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. viii. p. 346 (1883) ; Horsf. & Moore, Cat. B. Mus. 

 E.-I. Co. ii. p. 721 (1856-8); Blanford, t.c. p. 223; Severtz. t.c. p. 66; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 176; 

 C. Swinboe, Ibis, 1882, p. 103. 



Sitta neumayeri, Barnes, Str. F. ix. 1880, p. 216. 



1. J . Between Kusbk and Palounda, Badgliis. 5tb December, 1884. 



2, 3. (J . Between Palounda and Karez-darra, Badgliis. 6tb December, 1884. 



4. ? . „ „ „ „ 6tb December, 1884. 



5. 6. <5 • Sliore-kaltegai, Badghis. 3rd May, 1885. 



[Was very common arid characteristic of the sandstone rocks in the Badgliis. — 

 J. E. T. A.] 



Fam. HIRUNDINIim 



55. COTILE RTJPESTRIS. 



Cottle rupestris (Scop.) ; Sbarpe, Cat. Birds, x. p. 109 (1885) ; Blanford, t. c. p. 216 ; Wardlaw-Ramsay, 

 Ibis, 1880, p. 48. 



Cotyle rupestris, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 67; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 189; Scully, t.c. p. 83. 



1. cJ ■ Puzab-gish, Mt. Do-sbakb. 6th August, 1885. 



A young bird with rufous margins to the feathers of the upper surface. 



[Only in the above locality was this Martin seen, and then in small numbers. — J.E.T. A.] 



56. HlRUNDO RUSTICA. 



Hirundo rustica, L. ; Sbarpe, Cat. Birds, x. p. 128 (1885) ; Blanford, t.c. p. 215; Wardlaw-Ramsay, 

 Ibis, 1880, p. 48 ; Barnes, Str. F. 1880, p. 215 ; Swinhoe, Ibis, 1882, p. 100 ; Scully, t. c. p. 83. 

 Hirundo domestica, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 67 ; Dresser, Ibis, 1870, p. 188. 



1. Gulran, Badghis. 28th March, 1885. 



2. d • Toman-agha, Hari-rud. 26th April, 1885. 



3. Gulran ? [no label] . 



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