496 Mr. H. F. Witherby on Birds from the 
Lanius minor Gm. [B. 137. W. 1903, p. 534 ; 1907, 
p. 80.] 
$ . May 6, Elburz Mts. (alt. 6500 ft.). 
g . May 18, S. coast, Caspian Sea (Resht). 
Lanius collurio L. [*B. 137. W. 1903, p. 534 • 1907, 
p. 80.] 
$ . May 6, Elburz Mts. (near Tehran, alt. 6000 ft.). 
$ . May 15, Elburz Mts. (near Resht, alt. 500 ft.). 
$. May 20, S. coast, Caspian Sea (Resht). 
“ On our return to Resht, Red-backed Shrikes were otten 
met with among the patches of bush and scrub near the 
coast. A few were seen at Tehran.”—R. B. W. 
The Red-backed Shrike is rare in Southern Persia. 
Muscicapa atricapilla L. [B. 143. W. 1903, p. 552; 
1907, p. 81.] 
£ $ . April 15, Tehran (alt. 4600 ft.). 
“ A single pair in a garden, where they were evidently 
going to breed. None were seen on the north side of the 
mountains.”—R. B. W. 
These birds perhaps belong to the form M. a. semitorquata, 
but the skins are indifferent and they bear none of the 
characters of M. a. semitorquata distinctly. The outer pair of 
tail-feathers of the male have the outer webs white, but there 
is only a very narrow edging of white on their inner webs. 
The second pair are white on the outer webs except for half 
an inch at the tip. The white “ collar ” does not appear to 
come further round the back of the neck than in many 
examples of ty pical M. atricapilla , but the white spot on the 
primaries is rather distinct. 
The example obtained by me at Bushire, which I called 
M. atricapilla (‘Ibis/ 1903, p. 552), is an undoubted specimen 
of M. a. semitorquata. 
Muscicapa parva (Bechst.). [B. 144.] 
$ . May 16, S. coast, Caspian Sea (Resht). 
“ The only one seen; shot in a dense part of the forest.”-— 
R. B. W. 
