114 SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 



the valleys and along the courses of the rivers, appears to be a rare bird in Yarkand, where 

 however, it probably breeds, as a young bird was there obtained." Dr. Scully says that this 

 species is said to be common in Khokand and Western Turkestan, where it is called " Kok 

 KargJia^^ the " Blue Crow." It only passes through Eastern Turkestan. The first specimen 

 was obtained at Sulaghz Langar in August, and appeared to be quite unknown to the 

 natives. Later in the same month a second specimen was found dead near the Karakash 

 Kiver ; both birds had evidently been migrating southward. 



Family MEROPID^. 



Genus MEROPS. 



260. Merops apiaster. 



Merops apiaster (L.) ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 68 (1873) ; Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 122 (1876) ; 

 Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 319; Wardlaw Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 49; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 48; 

 C. Swinh. Ibis, 1882, p. 102; Zarudn. Gis. Transcasp. p. 49 (1885) ; Scully, J. A. S. Beng. Ivi. p. 79 

 (1887) ; Badde, Grnis, iii. p. 492 (1887) ; Sharpe, Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) Zool. v. pt. 3, p. 84 

 (1889). 



Nos. 214, 215. Sonamarg, July 30, 1873. 



Order PSITTACI. 



Eamily PSITTACIDiE. 

 Genus PAL^ORNIS. 

 261. Paljgohnis schisticeps. 



Palceornis schisticeps j Hodgs. in Gray^s Zool. Misc. p. 85 (1844). 



Nos. 21, 68. Murree, June 23-30, 1873. 



No. 73. Murree, July 1, 1873. 



No. 150. Urumbu, July 24, 1873 {Capt. Mddulph).—'' TotevJ' 



Order COLUMBiE. 



Pamily TRERONIDiE. 

 Genus SPHENO CERCUS. 



262. Sphenocehcus sphenurtjs. 



Sphenocercus sphenurus (Vig.) ; Hume & Henders. Lahore to Yark. p. 270 (1873). 



No. 71. Murree, June 30, 1873. 

 No. 80. Murree, July 2, 1873. 



Dr. Henderson says that this Eruit-Pigeon was very common near the Chenab between 

 Jamu and Banikal, but was not observed in the valley of Kashmir. 



