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87. Embeeiza btjchanani. 



Emberiza huttoni, Jerd. ; Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 258 (1876) ; Scully, Ibis, 1881, p. 575; C. Swinh. 



Ibis, 1882, p. 113; Homeyer & Taacre, MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 1883, p. 90; Severtz. Ibis, 1883, 



p. 61. 

 Emberiza buchanani, Blyth ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 80; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. p. 533 (1888); id. 



Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) Zool. v. pt. 3, p. 81 (1889). 



Nos. 846, 847, 848. North of Shahidula, October 21, 1873. 

 No. 1674. South-west of Ighiz Yar, May 18, 1874. 



88. Emberiza cia. 



Emberiza cia, Jj.', Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 64 (1873); Dresser, Ibis, 1875, p. 247; Blanf. East. 

 Persia, ii. p. 257 (1876) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xii. p. 537 (1888). 



Nos. 1411, 1412, 6 2 . Akdarra [Aktala], March 22, 1874. 



The birds appear to be the true JEJ. cia and not the Himalayan race K stracheyi. 

 Dr. Stoliczka notices this Bunting in his ' Diary ' on the above date. He says : — '' I shot a 

 male and female of what appears to be Emberiza cia, apparently a new-comer to the country." 

 No. 1504, 6 . Panjah, April 14-23, 1874. 



Colonel Biddulph says that, to the best of his knowledge, this species was not seen any- 

 where in Yarkand. He procured specimens in Wakhan in April. 



89. Embeeiza steacheyi. 



Emberiza stracheyi, Moore; Wardlaw Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 65 ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 79; Scully, t. c. 



p. 574; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mns. xii. p. 539 (1888). 

 Emberiza cia (nee L.) ; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 256 (1873). 



No. 50, 6 . Murree, June 26, 1873. 



No. 62. Murree, June 29, 1873. 



No. 278, S . Gond, August 8, 1873. 



Nos. 286, 289, 6 $ . Gaganghir, August 9, 1873.— Length 4*8 inches, wing 2*6, tail 1-9 ; 



bill from front 0*35, from gape 0*56 ; tarsus 0*7. Iris dark brown ; bill brown, yellow 



below ; feet leaden grey ; inside of mouth yellow. 

 No. 315, 2 . Sonamarg, August 10, 1873. 

 Nos. 371, 374. Baltal, August 12, 1873. 

 No. 480. Shargol, August 20, 1873. 



This Bunting, according to Dr. Henderson, was common all through Kashmir from 

 above Jamu to near the Zoji-la Pass ; beyond this it was not met with. 



90. Emberiza godlewskii. 



Emberiza godlewskii, Tacz. ; Prjev. in Eowley's Orn. Misc. ii. p. 308 (1877) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xii. p. 542 (1888). 



No. 1413. Akdarra [Aktala], March 22, 1874. 



