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25. Sylvia mystacea, Menetr. 



1. Kila Wali, Murghab, Herat, April 22. 



2. Jalaiar, Maimanah, June 2. 



This is the species well described and figured by Blanford in his 

 * Zoology of Eastern Persia ' under the name of Sylvia ruhescens. Its 

 occurrence in the localities above cited is of much interest, as the distri- 

 bution of the species is thereby considerably extended to both north and 

 east of its previously known range. 



26. Sylvia familiaris, Menetr. 



1. Kila Wali, Mnrghab, Herat, April 22. 



2, Darband-i-Kil Rekhta, ditto ditto, May 18. 



27. Hypolais pallida, (Hemp and Ehr.). 



1. Jalaiar, Maimanah, June 2. 



2. Ditto. 



28. Hypolais rama, (Sykes.), 



1. Kila Wali, Murghab, Herat, April 22. 



2. Ditto ditto, May 13. 



3. Darband-i-Kil Rekhta, ditto ditto, May 18. 



29. ACROCEPHALUS STENTOREUS, (Hempr. and Ehr.). 



1. 2. Kila Wali, Murghab, Herat, May 15. 



30. Cettia cetti, (Marm.). 



1. Chahar Shamba, Maimanah, February 20. 



2. Ditto ditto, February 22. 



31. Merula vulgaris, Selby. 



1. $ Chahar Shamba, Maimanah, February 2. 



2. ? Ditto ditto, February 12. 



These examples belong to subspecies M. maxima^ the male having 

 the wing 5*6 inches and the female, 5-25. 



32. Merdla atrigularis, (Temm.). 



1. Chahar Shamba, Maimanah, January 25. 

 2, 3. Ditto ditto, January 28. 



4. - Ditto ditto, February 22. 



5. Ditto ditto, April 4. 



2 and 3 have the lores, chin, throat, and breast quite black, 

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