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M. flava cinereocapilla Savi. (^ Paler green than "thun- 

 bergi"; entire chin and throat white; differs from "flava" in 

 ear coverts being generally darker with no white admixture and 

 generally no eyebrow but a post-ocular white speck ; occasionally 

 bright saffron beneath. 9 ^^ i" " flava " but ear coverts darker 

 and more white on throat. 



Breeds. — Italy, Sicily, Bosnia. Occurs on passage, Greece, 

 Malta, Egypt (especially spring). Winters N. and tropical 

 Africa. 



M. flava iberiae Hartert. Eyebrow distinct in front of and 

 behind eye ; otherwise like " cinereocapilla." 



Breeds. — Spain, Portugal, Balearic Islands, S. France, 

 Algeria. 



M. flava rayi (Bonaparte). Yellow Wagtail. (^ summer. 

 Above (including crown and ear coverts) yellowish green ; 

 eyebrow, cheeks, throat, and entire underparts yellow ; flanks 

 greenish. Winter : upper parts browner, eye-stripe, chin, throat, 

 and upper breast yellowish buff. $ summer : browner above 

 than (^, yellow on head duller and underparts paler. Winter: 

 less green, more brown above than (^, chin and throat almost 

 white, breast more buff coloured and abdomen paler yellow. 

 Young: ist plumage; above red brown; beneath reddish buff 

 with black marks on sides of crown and breast ; ist winter : above 

 brown with green tinge ; beneath, throat white, eyebrow, sides 

 of neck, and chest buff; breast and abdomen pale yellow. 



Breeds. — Britain, W. Holland, N.W. France, Heligoland 

 (occasional), Portugal? Occurs on passage France, Spain, 

 Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. Winters S.W. Morocco and W. 

 Africa. 



M. flava campestris Pallas. ^ summer. Crown and under- 

 parts brighter yellow than in " rayi," ear coverts almost pure 

 yellow. 



Breeds. — E. Russia (Samara, Ufa, Perm, Orenburg and Volga 

 Govts.), Kirghiz Steppes, Caucasus. Winters in E. Africa, 

 common in Kenya Colony. 



M. flava pygmaea Brehni. A small race of "cinereocapilla." 

 Wing 74. 



Egypt resident ; but some migrate. 



