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Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 
This bird arrives in great numbers on the Bokharan deserts 
in the middle of May. It does not seem to extend above 
1000 ft., but is very numerous on the tamarisk-covered 
sand-hills at 200 ft. 
77. Acrocephalus agricola. 
Acrocephalus agricola Seebohm, Cat. R. v. p. 106. 
$ . Samarkand. 6 May, 1908. No. 426. 
A summer migrant to the cultivated areas. 
78. Acrocephalus dumetorum. 
Acrocephalus dumetorum Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 104. 
S. Samarkand. 6 May-4 June, 1908. Nos. 424, 425, 
449,516. 
$ . Samarkand. 6 June, 1908. No. 524. 
This is a summer migrant to the cultivated valleys at 
2000 ft. 
79. Monticola saxatilis. 
Monticola saxatilis Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 313. 
cJ. Samarkand. 19 April, 1908. No. 344. 
$ . Bokhara. 20 May, 1908. No. 494. 
This summer migrant arrives in the first week of May. 
80. Monticola cyanus. 
Monticola cyanus Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 316. 
. Samarkand. 10 May, 1908. No. 440. 
? . „ 10 May, 1908. No. 441. 
A summer migrant, arriving during the first week in May. 
81. Turdus viscivorus. 
Turdus viscivorus Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 194. 
? . Samarkand. 6 March, 1908. No. 278. 
? . Hissar Mts. 24 June, 1908. No. 600. 
The Missel Thrush is very rare in the Zarafschan Valley. 
It breeds at 9000 ft. in the Hissar Mts., building its nest in 
the juniper trees. On the 24th of June the birds were 
feeding their young. 
82. Turdus pilaris. 
Turdus pilaris Seebohm, Cat. B. v. p. 205. 
