465 
Birds of the Zarafschan Basin. 
101. Cotile rupestris. 
Cotile rupestris Sharpe, Cat. B. x. p. 109. 
<$. Samarkand. 19 April, 1908. Nos. 346, 347. 
Small flocks of this Swallow are found very locally in the 
mountains at about 6000 ft. 
105. Dendrocopus leucopterus. 
Dendrocopus leucopterus Hargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 215. 
<$. Samarkand. Oct., Dec., 1907. Nos. 138, 148, 253. 
$ . „ Oct., Nov., 1907. Nos. 147, 150, 151, 
152. 
This Woodpecker is a common resident in the cultivated 
area from 600 to 3000 ft., and is especially numerous at 
2000 ft. The numbers that inhabit the Yale of Samarkand 
are greatly increased during the winter months. Probably 
the winter visitors are those that naturally range over 
northern and north-eastern Turkestan, but, finding the 
winters too severe there, come south to the sheltered 
Zarafschan Valley. 
106. Iynx torquilla. 
lynx torquilla Hargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 560. 
$ . Hissar Mts. 25 April, 1908. No. 380. 
107. CUCULUS CANORUS. 
Cuculus canorus Shelley, Cat. B. xix. p. 245. 
. Samarkand. 6 May, 1908. No. 436. 
$ . ,, 6 May, 1908. No. 437. 
The Common Cuckoo arrives in the first week in May, 
and is very common during the summer all over the culti¬ 
vated region. 
108. Caprimulgus europ^ius. 
Caprimulgus europceus Hartert, Cat. B. xvi. p. 526. 
<$. Bokhara. 20 May, 1908. No. 489. 
$ imm. Bokhara. 14 Nov., 1907. No. 171. 
109. Upupa epops. 
Upupa epops Salvin, Cat. B. xvi. p. 4. 
$ . Samarkand. 8 Sept., 1907. No. 14. 
This Hoopoe is very common in spring and summer, and 
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