Birds of the Zarafschan Basin. 469 
Bill bright pink, horny-nail white, base of lower mandible 
paler, base of bill orange-red. 
126. Nettion crecca. 
Nettion crecca Salvad. Cat. B. xxvii. p. 243. 
$. Bokhara. 18 March, 1908. No. 298. 
? . Samarkand. 18 Oct., 1907. No. 83. 
The Teal is a winter visitor to the Zarafschan, but also 
passes the lower course of the river in mid-March in large 
flocks migrating north. Incredible numbers collect on the 
small lakes of the steppe at night. 
127. MARECA PENELOPE. 
Mareca penelope Salvad. Cat. B. xxvii. p. 227. 
S • Bokhara. 24 March, 1908. No. 324. 
$ . Samarkand. 30 Oct., 1907. No. 133. 
This a winter migrant to the Zarafschan River. 
128. FULIGULA PE RINA. 
Nyroca ferina Salvad. Cat. B. xxvii. p. 335. 
£. Bokhara. 18 March, 1908. No. 296. 
? . ,, 18 March, 1908. No. 297. 
The Pochard passes the lower Zarafschan in immense 
numbers on its northward migration in the middle of 
March. 
129. Mergus albellus. 
Mergus albellus Salvad. Cat. B. xxvii. p. 464. 
? . Bokhara. 4-8 Dec., 1907. Nos. 206, 225. 
The Smew is very common on the lower Zarafschan in 
winter. 
130. tEgialitis curonica. 
JEgialitis dubia Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiv. p. 263. 
<$ . Bokhara. 20 May, 1908. No. 495. 
131. Totanus ochropus. 
Heludromus ochropus Sharpe, Cat. B. xxiv. p. 437. 
? . Samarkand. 18 Nov., 1907. No. 194. 
132. Larus ridibundus. 
Larus ridibundus Saunders, Cat. B. xxv. p. 207. 
s . Bokhara. 14, 22 March, 1908. Nos. 281, 316. 
