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Birds of the Zarafschan Basin . 
34. Rhodopechys sanguinea. 
Rhodopechys sanguinea Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 280. 
J . Hissar Mts. 25 April, 1908. Nos. 366, 367. 
? • » „ „ No. 368. 
Found, rarely, on the edge of the snow at 7000 ft. A very 
shy wild bird, with a curious flight, somewhat like that of a 
Woodpecker. 
35. Erythrospiza mongolica. 
Erythrospiza mongolica Sharpe, Cat. B. xii. p. 287. 
<£. Samarkand. 12, 14 April, 1908. Nos. 331, 337. 
$ . „ 27 Oct., 1907. Nos. 129, 130. 
This is a somewhat rare bird, chiefly haunting the loess 
ravines, but also found at 5000 ft. in the rock-country. 
36. Otocorys albigula. 
Eremophila alpestris alhigula Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, i. 
p. 262. 
c?. 
Hissar Mts. 
25 April, 1908. 
Nos. 372, 369. 
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24 June, 1908. 
No. 599. 
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25 April, 1908. 
Nos. 370, 371. 
This species is only found above 7000 ft. in the mountains, 
frequenting the alpine pastures just below the snow. 
37. Melanocorypha bimaculata. 
Melanocorypha bimaculata Sharpe, Cat. B. xiii. p. 555. 
<y. Samarkand. 10-28 May, 1908. Nos. 442, 443, 
499. 
This summer migrant to the Zarafschan Valley arrives 
during the first week in May in the neighbourhood of Samar¬ 
kand, and breeds in the corn-fields. It is a very local bird, 
and appears to be confined to the cultivated area at about 
2000 ft. 
38. Alauda cantarella. 
Alauda arvensis cantarella Hartert, Vog. Pal. Fauna, i. 
1905, p. 246. 
Samarkand. 27 Oct., 1907. Nos. 127, 128. 
$ . „ 23 Sept., 1907. No. 48. 
Sex doubtful. Bokhara. 14 Nov., 1907. No. 177, 
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SER. ix.— VOL. IV. 
