62 SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 



118. Anthus peatensis. 



Anthus pratensis (L.) ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. pp. Q7j 139 (1873); Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 179; Blanf. 

 East. Persia, ii. p. 236 (1876) ; Prjev. in Eowley's Orn. Misc. ii. p. 194 (1877) ; Homeyer & Tancre, 

 MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 1883, p. 86 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mns. x. p. 580 (1885) ; Radde, Ornis, iii! 

 p. 485 (1887). 



No. 1159. Kashghar, December 17, 1873. — Length 6'25 inches, wing S'l, tail 2*3, tarsus 

 0*8; expanse 9*8 ; bill from front 0*44, from gape 0-62; length of foot 1*7, hind claw 

 0*5; wings reach within 1*3 of end of tail. Iris blackish brown; bill horny, pale 

 fleshy below, dark at tip ; feet pale dusky, tarsi paler. [Capt. Trotter,) 



No. 1333. Kashghar, February 10, 1874. 



Dr. Stoliczka says that this bird was not uncommon near water in December. 



119. Anthus ceryinus. 



Anthus cervinus (Pall.) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 180; Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 236 (1876) ; Finsch, Verh. 



z.-b. Ces. Wien, xxix. p. m (1879) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 70 ; Homeyer & Tancre, MT. orn. Yer. 



Wien, 1883, p. 86; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mns. x. p. 586 (1885) ; Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. 



p. 310(1890). 

 Anthus cervinus J var. rufogularis, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. pp. Q7 , 140 (1873). 



No. 1474, adult. Panjah, April 16. 1874. — Bill horny black, yellowish at base, dark at 

 tips ; feet fleshy brown, tarsi paler, soles pale yellow ; iris brown. Length 6*5 inches, 

 wing 3*45, tail 2*5, tarsus 0'9. 



120. Anthus spipoletta. 



Anthus aquaticus, Beckst. ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 67 (1873) ; Scully, Str. F. iv. p. 152 (1876). 

 Anthus blaUstoni, Swinh.; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 70; Scully, ibid. p. 453; C. Swinh. Ibis, 1882, p. 110; 



Scully, J. A. S. Beng. Ivi. p. 84 (1887). 

 Anthus spinoletta (L.) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 180 ; Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 236 (1876) ; Prjev. in 



Eowley's Orn. Misc. ii. p. 194 (1877) ; Menzbier, Ibis, 1885, p. 354; Radde, Ornis, iii. p. 485 (1887) ; 



Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 312 (1890). 

 Anthus spipoletta, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. p. 592 (1885) ; id. Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) ZooL v. p. 79 



(1889). 



No. 948. Sanju, November 1, 1873. 



No. 1034. Yarkand, November 21, 1873. 



Nos. 1078, 1083, 1085, 1089. Yarkand, November 28, 1873. 



Nos. 1137, 1138. Kashghar, December 12, 1873. 



No. 1157. Kashghar, December 17, 1873.— Length 7*3 inches, wing 3*75, tail 2*9, tarsus 

 0-9 ; expanse 11*7 ; bill from front 0-55, from gape 0*7 ; length of foot 1-6, hind claw 

 0-4 ; wings reach within 1-5 of end of tail. Iris dark brown ; bill blackish fleshy, dark 

 at tip ; feet blackish horny brown. 



Nos. 1205, 1207. Kashghar, Jan. 17, 1874. 



No. 1218. Kashghar, January 20, 1874.— Length 7*2 inches, wing 3*75, tail 2*9, tarsus 

 0-95; expanse 11-6; bill from front 0*52, from gape 0*75; length of foot 1*63. Iris 

 dark hazel-brown ; bill blackish, pale below, yellowish at base ; feet brownish black. 



No. 1267. Kashghar, January 24, 1874. 



No. 1335. Kashghar, February 11, 1874. 



No. 1343. Kashghar, February 12, 1874. 



