AYES. 
87 
Cat. B. Brit. Mus.v. p. 348 (1881) ; C. Swinh. Ibis, 1882, p. 107 ; Homeyer & Tancre, MT. orn. 
Yer. Wien, 1883, p. 85 ; Scully, J. A. S. Beng. lvi. p. 82 (1890) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. 
P- 84 (1890). 
?J°- 84 9> 6 . North of Shaliidula, October 21, 1873. 
E°- 886 > d • Sanju, October 27, 1873. 
1 °- 918, $ . Sanju, November 1, 1873. — Length 6 - 6 inches, wing 3 - 3, tail 2'7, tarsus 0'93. 
Iris brown ; bill and feet black. 
‘ 0s - 1102, 1110, 1113, 1114, 6 . Yangihissar, December 1, 2, 1873. 
-j. T ° S ‘ 1232, 1251, 6 . Maralbashi, January 1874. 
0s - 1290, 1298, 1346, ad. Kashghar, Eebruary 2-12, 1874. 
* ^ 3 77, 6 . Jigda, Eebruary 26, 1874. 
^ t °- 1425. Tarbasbi, March 27, 1874. 
°- 1452. Kanshubar, April 2, 1874. 
hid ' | ( '° lonc l Biddulph writes “I saw this species first in the Ivarakash Yalley below Sha- 
shot a ’ a§aiu in sma11 num I>ers all over the plains of Turkestan during the winter. I also 
t one going up to Sarikol, but I do not remember ever seeing it in Waklian or in Yarkand 
aUrin 8 the summer.” 
HUXICILLA RUITVENTRIS. 
Sicilia erythroprocta (nec Gould) ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 65 (1873) ; Hume & Henders. Lahore 
to Yark. p. 208 (1873). 
P 1 !! Sen iirufa (nec Elir.) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 77. 
" icilla rufiventris, V. ; Blauf. East. Persia, ii. p. 163 (1876) ; Scully, Str. F. iv. p. 144 (1876) ; Wardlaw 
hatnsay. Ibis, 1880, p. 57 ; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, p. 61 ; Scully, t. c. p. 445 ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
V- P- 842 (1881) j C. Swinh. Ibis, 1882, p. 107; Severtz. Ibis, 1883, p. 68; Zarudin Ois. Transcasp. 
P- 3 7 (1885) ; Scully, J. A. S. Beng. lvi. p. 82 (1887) ; Sharpe, Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) Zool. v. p. 73 
(1889) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 95 (1890). 
^q S 3 ^8, d juv. Mataian, August 14, 1873. 
3^’ d ad. Mataian, August 15,1873. — Length 6‘0 inches, wing 3'5, tail 2 - 35, tarsus 
5 bill from front 0 V 45, from gape 0‘7. Iris brown; bill black; feet horny black. 
*o S -:! 7 > H 8 > ? juv. Mataian, August 15, 1873. 
N 0 t-J 1 ’ ^ • H r as, August 16, 1873. 
No’ ^ UV ‘ Srmrla > August 24, 1873. 
d ad. Saspul, on the Indus, Ladak, August 25, 1873. 
N, 
0S - 5 77, 608, 
v° S - 63 6, 647, 
r- 8 15, 913, 
Ao - 1473, ; 
tars 
<S ad. et juv. Leh, August 29, 1873. 
d ad. Leh, September 5-7, 1873. 
S ad. et juv. SMhidtila, October 12-22, 1873. 
ad. Panjah, April 16, 1874. — Length 6’25 inches, wing 3‘38, tail 2’7, 
us 0’94 ; expanse 10'2 ; bill from front 0‘4, from gape 0‘7 ; length of foot 1'2, 
spread of foot 0’9 ; middle toe 0 - 7, hind toe 0’5 ; wings reach within 0 - 9 of end of tail. 
Las brown : 
S 1607 
5°-16»2, 
1658 
iN °- 1663 
bill black ; feet black, soles yellowish. 
1513,1504, *. Panjah, April 14-23, 1874. 
d • Aktash, May 5, 1874. 
d , 1661, $ . Pasrobat, May 13, 1874. 
d • Chehil Gumbar, May 14, 1874. 
