454 Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 
obtain any very good specimens owing to the fact that 
all the birds were either young or in full moult. 
This is a Cashmere species, ranging into Turkestan as far 
as the Tian Shan Mts. 
56. Parus bokharensis. 
Par us bokharensis Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 16. 
S . Samarkand. 9-13 Sept., 1907. Nos. 15, 21, 22, 40. 
$ . „ 10-14 Sept., 1907. Nos. 23, 42. 
This Tit is a very common resident in the cultivated areas, 
not going above 4000 ft. It has a great variety of notes. 
On the 30th of May, I found a nest of young birds in a hole 
in a poplar tree only one foot above the ground. This large 
race of Parus cinereus has a total length of from 5*7 to 
6 inches, and a wing-measurement varying between 2*6 and 
2*75 inches. 
57. Parus flavipectus. 
Parus flavipectus Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 11. 
Samarkand. 
28 Dec., 1907. 
No. 256. 
<?. 
25 Jan., 1908. 
No. 268. 
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28 Dec., 1907. 
Nos. 257, 258. 
Sex doubtful. Samarkand. 25 Jan., 1907. No. 269. 
A somewhat rare resident in the cultivated regions, 
generally seen in small flocks of five or six individuals. 
58. Parus rufonuchalis. 
Parus rufonuchalis Gadow, Cat. B. viii. p. 29. 
$. Hissar Mts. 14-23 June, 1908. Nos. 528, 537, 
582. 
$ . Hissar Mts. 14-18 June, 1908. Nos. 529, 536. 
This Tit is peculiar to the juniper-forests from 8000 to 
9000 ft. in the Hissar Mts., never descending lower. It is 
a very silent bird for a Tit, and its note, when uttered, is 
very soft and weak. The specimens were in full moult and 
the young w T ere fledged. 
