452 
Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 
49. Anthus spipoletta. 
Anthus spipoletta Sbarpe, Cat. B. x. p. 593. 
<^. Samarkand. 18 Nov., 1907. No. 196. 
$. Bokhara. 4 Dec., 1907. No. 211. 
50. Anthus campestris. 
Anthus campestris Sharpe, Cat. B. x. p. 569. 
$. Samarkand. 1 May-10 May, 1908. Nos. 448, 389, 
390. 
„ 24 Oct., 1907. No. 117. 
51. Certhia himalayensis. 
Certhia himalayensis Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 327. 
<3- 
Samarkand. 
21 Nov., 1907. 
No. 198. 
c?. 
Hissar Mts. 
20 June, 1908. 
No. 568. 
$ . 
Samarkand. 
22 Dec.-2 Feb., 
1907-8. Nos. 270, 
251. 
The Tree-Creeper is a rather rare resident in the Zaraf- 
schan Valley. It breeds at 9000 ft. in the juniper-groves 
and descends to the cultivated area around Samarkand in 
the winter. 
This is a Himalayan bird which extends as far north as 
tbe Zarafschan, but no further, north of this its place being 
taken by C. familiaris. According to their locality, my 
specimens ought to belong to the north-western race of 
C. himalayensis , named by Severtzoff C. tceniura , distinguished 
by its greater size, paler upper parts and whiter under parts. 
But my specimens agree exactly in colour and in size with 
birds from Kohat and Astor, and do not come up to the 
measurements of specimens from Samarkand in the British 
Museum. 
The culmens vary between *7 and *9 inch, and the wing 
measurements vary between 2*6 and 2*7 inches. 
52. Tichodroma muraria. 
Tichodroma muraria Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 331. 
$. Samarkand. 23 Oct., Nov., 1 Jan., 1907-8. Nos. 
107, 134, 201, 259. 
