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X.— Notes on Severtzoff’s c Fauna of Turkestan’ ( Turkes- 
tanskie Jevotnie). By H. E. Dresser. 
[Continued from vol. v. p. 342.] 
Not long after the former portion of this paper was published 
in last year’s f Ibis/ I received a visit from Dr. Severtzoff 
himself, who came over here for the purpose of looking over 
my collection of Palsearctic birds, and of comparing some of 
his specimens which he brought with him. During his stay 
I had an opportunity of going through his work with him; 
and he also spent some time in adding MS. notes to my copy 
of his work, of which I make use in the following article. 
127. Ruticilla phcenicurus (L.) ; Severtzoff, p. 65. 
Horizontal range . Occurs on passage in districts I., II., III., 
and IV., and breeds in all but the last. 
Vertical range. Is found on passage in district 2, breeds in 
districts 3 and 4, and is a summer visitant to district 5. 
128. Ruticilla semirufa, Ehrenb. 
Ruticilla erythroprocta, Gould; Severtzoff, p. 65. 
Horizontal range. Breeds in districts II., III., and IV. 
Vertical range. Occurs on passage in district 2, and breeds 
in districts 3 and 4. 
Dr. Severtzoff informed me that he had compared his birds 
with Ehrenberg’s type of R. semirufa , and that they are cer¬ 
tainly specifically identical. 
129. Ruticilla erythrogastra, Giild.; Severtzoff, p. 65. 
Horizontal range. Breeds in districts I., II., and IV., occurs 
in winter in districts III. and IV., though rarely in the former, 
and has been met with on passage in district III. 
Vertical range. Is found on passage in district 2, breeds in 
districts 3 and 4. 
130. Ruticilla erythronota, Eversm. ; Severtzoff, p. 65. 
Horizontal range. Breeds commonly in districts I. and II., 
less so in district IV., and may breed in district III.; during 
winter it is found in districts III. and IV. 
Vertical range. Is found on passage in district 2, breeds in 
