444 Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 
$. Samarkand. 1 June, 1908. No. 502. 
(Sex doubtful). Samarkand. 1 May, 1908. No. 392. 
This is a summer migrant to the rock-country between 
3000 ft. and 5000 ft. It is never found above 6000 ft. 
14. Emberiza leucocephala. 
Emberiza leucocephala Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 549. 
$ . Samarkand. 25 Oct., 17 Nov., 1907. Nos. 123, 
124, 190. 
15. Emberiza stewarti. 
Emberiza stewarti Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 547. 
$. Samarkand. 10 May, 1908. No. 415. 
$ . „ 3 May, 1908. Nos. 406, 407. 
(Sex doubtful). Samarkand. 3 May, 1908. No. 408. 
$. Samarkand. 1 June, 1908. No. 501. 
Found in fair numbers, in summer, in the rocky foot-hills 
between 3000 ft. and 5000 ft., but never ascending above 
6000 ft. 
16. Emberiza cia. 
Emberiza cia Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 537. 
■ c?. Samarkand. 25 April, 1908. Nos. 373, 374, 375, 
376, 377, 378. 
S • Hissar Mts. 20 June, 1908. No. 541. 
This Bunting arrives in great numbers in mid-April, and is 
common at 5000 ft., but does not descend lower. I also found 
it at 10,000 ft. It breeds at a higher level than any other 
species of the genus : I obtained it nesting at 9000 ft. in June. 
17. Emberiza schceniclus. 
Emberiza schceniclus Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 480. 
(£ . Bokhara. 19 March, 1908. No. 299. 
B (winter plumage). Bokhara. 7, 14 Nov. and 4 Dec., 
1907. Nos. 167, 173, 210. 
<$ $ (winter plumage). Samarkand. 19 Dec., 1907. 
Nos. 241, 243. 
$ . Bokhara. 14 Nov., 4 and 8 Dec., 1907. Nos. 174, 
209, 216. 
A common winter visitor to the tamarisk-jungles and 
