468 
Mr. Douglas Carruthers on the 
or A. nisus tliat they use. Very probably it is this species, 
for it is an even more courageous bird than the Common 
Sparrow-Hawk. 
120. Accipiter nisus. 
Accipiter nisus Sharpe, Cat. B i. p. 132. 
<^. Samarkand. 12 April, 1908. No. 336. 
This species is much more rare than Astur badius in the 
Zarafschan Valley. 
121. Pernis apivorus. 
Pernis apivorus Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 344. 
$. Samarkand. 19 Oct., 1907. No. 90. 
This is, apparently, a rare bird in Central Asia. Severt- 
zoff only records one specimen. 
122. MlLVUS MIGRANS. 
Milvus korschun Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 322. 
$ . Samarkand. 14 April, 1908. No. 342. 
This is a common bird around the native towns, in the 
cultivated districts. 
123. Falco subbuteo. 
Falco subbuteo Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 315. 
$ . Samarkand. 12 Sept., 1907. No. 38. 
The Hobby is a summer migrant in the Zarafschan. 
124. Falco cenchris. 
Cerchneis naumanni Sharpe, Cat. B. i. p. 437. 
$. Samarkand. 1 May, 1908. No. 394. 
$ imm. Samarkand. 11 Sept., 1907. No. 29. 
This Kestrel is exceedingly common in spring on the 
migration, but few remain to breed. It first appears in 
mid-April. 
125. Anser rubrirostris. 
Anser rubrirostris Salvad. Cat. B. xxvii. p. 91. 
2 . Bokhara. 6 Dec., 1907. No. 213. 
These Geese are winter migrants to the lakes formed by 
the Zarafschan in the Bokhara steppes. They congregate in 
enormous numbers, but have all left by the 20th of March. 
