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Caspian Sea and the Elburz Mountains. 
Passer hispaniolensis transcaspicus Tschusi. [W. 
1907, p. 102.] 
Passer salicarius (Vieill.). [B. 255. W. 1903, p. 523.] 
A number of specimens were obtained in March and April, 
on the south coast of the Caspian Sea. 
“ The Spanish Sparrow was first met with at Meshed-i-Ser 
and afterwards was frequently seen, while in the country 
round Bandar Gez, Barfarush, and Armol it was numerous.” 
R. B. W. 
One specimen is a cream-coloured albino with only the 
faintest markings on the wing-coverts. 
Passer montanus (L.). [*B. 255. W. 1907, p. 102.] 
March and April, south coast, Caspian Sea. 
“ Tree-Sparrows were extremely local. In some districts 
they were more numerous than any other Sparrows, and then 
they would not be seen for several days’ march. We first 
saw them near Sari, while at Barfarush they were in complete 
possession of the town, so far as the Sparrow-world was con¬ 
cerned. We never saw them on the coast, but they were 
observed high up the mountains (7000 or 8000 feet). They 
had newly-hatched young at Barfarush on April 4th.”— 
R. B. W. 
Petronia petronia intermedia Hartert. [W. 1907, 
p. 102.] 
Petronia stulta (Scop.). [B. 255. W. 1903, p. 522.] 
$ . April 11, Elburz Mts. (north side, alt. 8000 ft.). 
d . May 6, Elburz Mts. (near Tehran, alt. 6500 ft.) 
Emberiza citrinella erythrogenys Brehm. 
(Cf. Hartert, Yog. pal. Fauna, p. 169.) 
Emberiza citrinella L. [B. 257.] 
$ . March 9, Meshed-i-Ser, south coast, Caspian Sea. 
“ Very few seen, and those only in the scrub-country near 
the coast, at the east end of the shore.”—R. B. W. 
As compared to typical West European birds, the mantle 
is less brown, the edgings to the feathers being greyish 
ser. ix.— vol. iv. 2l 
