SECOND YARICAND MISSION. 
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It never seems to tire, and always appears keenly intent on looking for its prey , u resU ipe 
and then suddenly dropping down among the reeds, as if shot, hut soon rising again ^ t pe 
its hunting. The male bird is called by the Yarkandis ‘ Kok Sa’ (the Blue ba )> 
female « Kilati Sa,’ the word Sa being a sort of generic name applied to all Buwar 
and Harriers, an added second word (usually having reference to colour or shap ) 
the species.” , t the 
In his paper on the birds of the Pamir Range the late Dr. Severtzow says tna^ ^ 
Harrier was seen by him during its migration near the Kara-Kul lake, and was 
Alai. Immature birds were rather common. 
the 
3 . Circus rsrugihosus. _ 136 D ■ ’ 
Circus ceruginosus (L.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 69 (1874) ; Scully, Str. B. iv. P- 
Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p. 110 (1876) ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 43 ; Scully, ibid. p. 42.; ■ p >> 
1882, p. 100; Severtz. Ibis, 1883, p. 54; Ilomeyer & Tancre, MT. orn. Yer. Wien, ^ So 
Scully, J. A.S. Beng. lvi. p. 78 (1887) ; Eadde, Ornis, iii. p. 472 (1887) ; Sharpe, ir 
(2) Zool. v. part 3, p. 66 (1889). oig . 
Circus rufus, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 63 (1873) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1875, p. 109; Zarudn. 
P- 23 (1885). . , . 1frS tail 9 ’ 
727, ? juv. Tanksi, September 17, 1873. — Length 2D5 inches, wing / e poY lS 
tarsus 345; expanse 510. Iris brown; bill horny black, cere greenish 01 
green. Closed wing reached within 2 inches of end of tail. [A young 11 ^ 
1021. Yarkand, November 13, 1873. [An interesting specimen emerging 
young into the adult plumage by a moult.] tY' sUS 
1528, e . Panjah, April 20, 1874.— Length 20' 6 inches, wing 16'0, taU feet ’yeUo" r ’ 
3-6 ; expanse 51-0. Iris golden ; bill bluish black, cere greenish yellow > 
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claws horny black. 
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Hunting around swamp about 4-| miles w r est of Panjah with another sp eCl p 6 rh a P S 
similar to this one. Both often sat down among the high reeds in the swa®l > 
making their nest among the reeds. 
[A fully adult male.] 
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Dr. Scully writes: — “The Marsh-Harrier is tolerably common in Eastern . ^ ^ 
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where it is often seen during the summer hunting over the long rushes and reeds ^ 
in marshy ground or on the banks of lakes. It was never seen in winter, 4 fa ' “ 
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in inarsny gxuujuu. ui uu — * — — 0 . 
said to feed chiefly on frogs, rats, and lizards ; occasionally also on the Keeano ^ tu 
p Ulus biarmicus). It breeds in Kashgharia, where it is called by the natives A 
White-headed * Sa.’ ” _ ier 
Dr. Severtzow, during his exploration of the Pamir, found the Marsh- a JD 
migration near the Kara-Kul in the beginning of September. It was also soe ^ 
Kul in the middle of August ; probably young ones come to the Pamir in summ e 
Circus macrurus. „ ivi. 
Circus macrurus (Gin.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 67 (1874) ; Scully, J. A. 
( 18 87). 34 (1885)- 
Strigiceps pallidus, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 109 (1873) ; Zarudn. Ois. Transcasp. P- 
Circus swainsonii, Dresser, Ibis, 1875, p. 109; Scully, Str. F. iv. p. 125 (1876). 
Circus pallidus, Homeyer & Tancre, AIT. orn. Yer. Wien, 1883, p. 83. 
Dr. Scully believes that he saw this species at Kicliik Yailak (12,054 feet) 
of August, but failed to hit the bird. The Kirghiz called it “ Boz Sa ” (the Grey 
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