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Caspian Sea and the Elburz Mountains. 
rather grey on the throat, hut I think that this is due to wear. 
It is curious that this species should occur so far west as the 
Caspian region, where the birds seem to be generally much 
like western forms. 
Regulus cristatus cristatus Koch. [W. 1907, p. 94.] 
S • Feb. 24, S. coast, Caspian Sea. 
“ Only seen on two or three occasions along the coast of 
the Caspian.”—R. B. W. 
The Goldcrest does not appear to have been recorded 
previously from Persia. 
Motacilla alba L. [B. 232. W. 1903, p. 528; 1907, 
p. 94.] 
S s • March 5 & 22, S. coast, Caspian Sea. 
These specimens are I think typical M. alba and not 
M. a. dukhunensis , but they are in full moult, and the new 
feathers are very little grown. They have very little white 
on the wings. It may be noted that the tail-feathers are 
moulting as well as the contour feathers. 
Motacilla flava borealis Sund. 
Two males, May 18, S. coast, Caspian Sea. 
“Flocks of many hundreds of Wagtails and other birds 
were to be seen at this date on the cow-grass and marshland 
near the coast at Resht.”—R. B. W. 
The bird described by Blanford (p. 233) under Budytes 
flavus, from Ispahan, was, I expect, a specimen of this form. 
Motacilla campestris Pall. 
d . May 18, S. coast, Caspian Sea (Resht). 
Motacilla boarula boarula L. [W. 1903, p. 527 ; 
1907, p. 95.] 
. April 18, Elburz Mts. (near Tehran). 
Anthus trivialis (L.). [B. 235. W. 1903, p. 528; 
1907, p. 95.] 
Two males, May 1, Elburz Mts. (alt. 7000 ft.). 
“ Tree-Pipits were not uncommon among the oak-scrub 
at 7000 feet and were breeding on May 1st.”—R. B. W. 
