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Birds of the Zarafschan Basin. 
d . Hissar Mts. 14 June, 1908. No. 534. 
$ . ,, 18, 20 June, ]908. Nos. 562, 566. 
I found this bird breeding at 9500 ft. in the juniper-groves 
of the Hissar Mts. The nest was domed and was made of 
grass, without any lining except a few hairs. It was placed 
on the ground under a small bush. Oil the 19th of June 
the full clutch of five eggs was hard-set. 
72. Phylloscopus viridanus. 
Phylloscopus viridanus Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 44. 
d . Samarkand. 4 May, 1908. No. 420. 
d . Bokhara. 20 May, 1908. Nos. 477, 478, 498. 
73. Phylloscopus occipitalis. 
Phylloscopus occipitalis Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 50. 
d . Hissar Mts. 23 June, 1908. No. 593. 
74. HYPOLAIS RAMA. 
Hypolais rama Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 84. 
d . Samarkand. 6 May-5 June, 1908. Nos. 427, 506, 
517, 520, 521, 522. 
d . Bokhara. 18-20 May, 1908. Nos. 463, 464, 465, 
466, 481, 485. 
$ . Samarkand. 6 June, 1908. No. 523. 
$ . Bokhara. 20 May, 1908. Nos. 482, 486. 
This is one of the commonest Warblers in the low tamarisk 
jungles, and in the cultivated valleys up to 2000 ft. 
75. Hypolais caligata. 
Hypolais caligata Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 85. 
? . Bokhara. 18-28 May, 1908. Nos. 462, 500. 
d . ,, 20 May, 1908. No. 475. 
This is a summer migrant to the low deserts, found in very 
barren localities. 
76. Aedon familiaris. 
Sylvia familiar is Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 36. 
d . S.W. of Bokhara. 18-20 May, 1908. Nos. 461,, 
469, 470, 471, 483, 484. 
? . S.W. of Bokhara. 18 May, 1908. No. 460. 
