80 DR. J. E. T. AITCHISON ON THE ZOOLOGY OF 



<;<;. Passbe yatii, sp. nov. (Plate VI. fig. 2.) 

 Passer yatii, Sharpe, Cat. Birds, xii. p. .'122 (1888). 



1. S ■ Between De-kamran and De-doda. 27th October, 1884. Occurring in large flocks. 

 This new species has been named after Captain C. E. Yate. It is closely allied to 

 Passer moab'dlcus of Tristram, hut differs in having the under surface yellow. 



()7. CaRI'OOACUS ERYTilRINUS. 



Carpodaeus erythrinus (Pall.) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds, xii. p. 391 (1888) ; Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 250 

 ( 1 876) ; Severtz. t. c. p. 6 1 ; Dresser, Ibis, 1875, p. 245 ; Wardlaw-Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. G7 ; C. Swinhoe, 

 Ibis, 1882, p. 114. 



1. t T , ■ Klmsan, Ilari-rud. 16th April, 1885. 



2. <y. „ „ 25th April, 1885. 

 3,4. <J. „ „ 26th April, 1885. 



5. ? . Toman-agha, Ilari-rud. 26th April, 1885. 



6. ? . Sim-koh, Badghis. 18th May, 1885. 



[Tli is species was very common. The last-named specimen was shot amongst a flock 

 of Emberiza luteola. — J. E. T. A.] 



G8. RlIODOSPIZA OBSOLETA. 



Erythrospiza obsolrta (Licht.) ; Blanford, East. Persia, ii. p . 252, pi. xvii. (1876) ; Severtz. t. c. p. 64 ; 

 Dresser, Ibis, 1875, p. 217; C. Swinhoe, Ibis, 1882, p. 114; Scully, t.c. p. 84. 

 Rhodospiza obsoleta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds, xii. p. 282 (1888). 



1. $. Klmsan, Ilari-rud. 16th April, 1885. 



Only one specimen of this rare species was obtained. 



(ii). Emberiza luteola. 



Emberiza luteola (Sparrm.) ; Horsf. & Moore, Cat. B. Mus. E.-I. Co. ii. p. 486 (1856-58). 



Euspiza luteola, Wardlaw-Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 66 ; C. Swinhoe, Ibis, 1882, p. 114 ; Scully, t. c. p. 85. 



Etispiza brunneiceps, Severtz. Turkest. Jcvotn. p. 64; Dresser, Ibis, 1875, p. 249. 



1. $ . Tirphul, Hari-rud. 12th April, 1885. 

 2,3,4,5. j. Tirphul, Hari-rud. 19th April, 1885. 



6. <$ . Shore-kaltegai, Badghis. 3rd May, 1885. 



7. 6 . Guhan, Badghis. 4th May, 1885. 



[This was a very common bird over the Badghis ; the male attracting attention by 

 the brilliancy of its plumage. — J. E. T. A.] 



70. Emberiza horttjlana. 



Emberiza hortulana (L.) ; Blanford, t. c. p. 259 (1876) ; Severtz. /. c. p. 64; Dresser, Ibis, 1875, p. 248 ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds, xii. p. 530 (1888). 



1. S ■ Tirphul, Ilari-rud. 19th April, 1885. 



2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 6. Tirphul, Hari-rud. 20th April, 1885. 

 7. 6. Tirphul, Ilari-rud. 25th April, 1885. 



[The Ortolan was very common in the vicinity of Tirphul. — J. E. T. A.] 



