455 
Birds of the Zarafschan Basin. 
59. Lanius leucopterus. 
Lanius leucopterus Grant, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 455. 
<?. Samarkand. 26 Dec., 1907. No. 255. 
60. Lanius homeyeri. 
Lanius homeyeri Grant, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 454. 
$. Bokhara. 24 March, 1908. No. 320. 
$ imm. Bokhara. 4 Dec., 1907. No. 205. 
2 imm. Samarkand. 3 Jan., 1908. No. 260. 
61. Lanius dealbatus. 
Lanius dealbatus Grant, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 458. 
? imm. Bokhara. 24 March, 1908. No. 321. 
62. Lanius minor. 
Lanius minor Grant, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 470, Dec. 1902. 
cJ. Samarkand. 1 June, 1908. Nos. 510, 511, 512. 
? . „ 10 May, 1908. No. 439. 
This is a summer migrant, arriving during the first week in 
May in large numbers. It breeds in the cultivated area in 
June. 
63. Lanius collurio. 
Lanius collurio Grant, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 471, Dec. 1902. 
S. Bokhara. 15-20 May, 1908. Nos. 491, 456. 
S imm. Samarkand. 8-11 Sept., 1907. Nos. 7, 11. 
$ . Bokhara. 15 May, 1908. No. 457. 
A summer migrant, commoner on the steppe at 600 ft. than 
in the cultivated area (2000 ft.). 
64. Lanius phcenicuroides. 
Lanius phcenicuroides Grant, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 12. 
S . Samarkand. 6 May, 1908. No. 422. 
S jr. „ 15 Oct., 1907= No. 69. 
65. Lanius erythronotus. 
Lanius erythronotus Grant, Nov. Zool. ix. p. 477. 
(£■?. Samarkand. 1 June, 1908. Nos. 514, 515. 
A summer migrant to the cultivated area only; not to be 
met with on the open country. 
In the first week in June these birds were laying. Their 
nests were built in the poplars, about thirty feet from the 
