354 Wonders of the Bird World 



B. The East Siberian Province. 



This consists of Eastern Siberia from the region of 

 Lake Baikal to the Pacific, and includes Kamtchatka. It 

 extends north of the Arctic Circle to nearly 70° N. Lat., 

 and to the southward to about Lat. 55°. The birds which 

 inhabit this province are many of them Eastern representa- 

 tives of European forms. 



III. THE MEDITERRANEO-ASIATIC SUB-REGION. 



This includes the Mediterranean countries south of the 

 Alps and Carpathians, and extends through Persia and 

 Central Asia, and includes the whole of Tibet. The exact 

 boundaries between this Sub-Region and the Manchurian 

 are not well defined, as there is so much yet to be learnt 

 respecting the ornithology of Eastern Asia. 



a. The Mediterranean Province. 



Southern Europe contains a number of species peculiar 

 to the Mediterranean countries. Several Chats (Saxicola) 

 and Sylviida;, such as Marmora's Warbler {Melizophilus 

 sardus), the Rufous Warbler [Acdon galactodes), Bonelli's 

 Warbler {Phylloscopus boncllii) are peculiar to this area, 

 and there are also found within its limits Sand-Grouse 

 {Pterodes), while there are also two species of Black-headed 

 Nuthatch [Sitta zuliiteheadi of Corsica, and S. knicperi of 

 Asia Minor), as well as numerous representative forms of 

 Tits, Buntings, Larks (including all the members of the genus 

 Chersopliilus), etc. Such migration as takes place in this 

 Province seems to be from east to west, as is shown by the 

 breeding of the Rose-coloured Starling {Pastor roscus), and 

 the Black-headed Bunting {Eusopiza Dielanocephald) within 

 its area, and their retirement to North-western India to 

 winter. 



