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SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 
the valleys and along the courses of the rivers, appears to he a rare hire! in Yarkand, wh e ^ e ’ 
however, it probably breeds, as a young bird was there obtained.” Dr. Scully says that t 
species is said to be common in Khokand and Western Turkestan, where it is called ‘ y 
Kargha ,” the “ Blue Crow.” It only passes through Eastern Turkestan. The first specinj^ 
was obtained at Sulaghz Langar in August, and appeared to be quite unknown t° 
natives. Later in the same month a second specimen was fonnd dead near the KaraK 
River ; hoth birds had evidently been migrating southward. 
Eamily MEROPIDiE. 
Genus MEROPS. 
260. Merops APIASTER. 
Merops apiaster (L.) ; Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. p. 68 (1873); Blanf. East. Persia, ii. p- 4-- 
Dresser, Ibis, 1876, p. 319; Wardlaw Ramsay, Ibis, 1880, p. 49; Bidd. Ibis, 1881, P- ^ ^ 
C. Swinh. Ibis, 1882, p. 102; Zarudn. Ois. Transcasp. p. 49 (1885) ; Scully, J. A. S. Beng- b’ 1- 1 ^ 
(1887) ; Radde, Ornis, iii. p. 492 (1887) ; Sharpe, Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) Zool. v. pt* * 
(1889). 
Nos. 214, 215. Sonamarg, July 30, 1873. 
Order PSITTACI. 
Eamily PSITTACIDfiE. 
Genus PALiEORNIS. 
261. Pal^ornis scmsTicEPS. 
Palceornis schisticeps, 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 . Biddulph ). — “ To ter.” 
Order COLUMBiE. 
Eamily TRERONIDiE. 
Genus SPHEWOCERCUS. 
262. SPHENOOERCTJS SPHENURUS. 
Sphenocercus sphenurus (Vig.) ; Ilume & 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 
Jamu and Banikal, but was not observed in the valley of Kashmir. 
the Chenab botw6 
