the wing-coverts and innermost secondaries are broadly edged, and 

 the niiills and tail-feathers broadly tipped with bnff. 



The Black-eared Chat breeds throughoat Sonthern Europe and 

 occasionally in North Africa, extending eastwards to Asia Minor, 

 Palestine, and South Persia. A few remain to winter m Algiers ; 

 but the majority pass on to Senegal and probably to Central Africa, 

 since it is found only during the breeding-season m Egypt and 

 Nubia, and has not been recorded from Abyssinia, 

 c c? ad sk. South Europe {Moeschler). R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



6 rT ad sk. Dalmntia. Purchased. 



c. 6 ad. sk. Smvnia, April 4, 1871 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



{Dr. Kn'tper). . 



d. S ad. sk. Smyrna, AprU 4, 1871 Consul Merhu [P.J. 



(Dr. Kriijjcr). n r^ c i • 



e rT ad sk Anascha, Taurus, April 10, F. Godman and O. Salvin, 



■ ° ■ 1876 {C. G. Danford). Esqrs. [P.]. 



f n A 9 ad. sk. Palestine. Canon Tristram [C.J. 



h ,' ^ O ifl sk Svria. Purchased. 



i: '2 Ih sk'- ''• Ibpt. J- H. ^«-ey, Jun., Esq. 



Z m A ad sk Khifan M'sakta, Algeria, F. God'mau and 0. Salviu, 



' ■ '^ ■ May 13, 1857 (0. S.). Esqrs. [P.]. 



n. Juv. sk. Algena. Purchased 



0. dad.sk. Tangiers. M. Favier [O.J. 



27. Saxicola vittata. 



Saxicola vittata, Hempr. et Ehr. Symh. Phys., Ai^es, fol. cc (18J3) ; 

 Blnnf. 8f Dresser, P. Z. S. 1874, p. '220; Dresser, Ibis, 187o, 



Saxicola leucotema, Antin. et Salvad. Atti P. Ace Sd. _ Tor. jni. 

 p. 32 (1872) ; Scdvad. et Antin. Ann. Mus. Cm. Gen. iv. p. 4b4, 



Saxicok melauogenvs, Severtz. TurJcest. Jevotn. p. 120 (1873); 

 id. Stray Feath.m?>,^.'iS.'d. , ••• n rpn«7•^^. 



Saxicola melanotis, Severtz. Turkest. Jevotn. pi. viu. figs, o, G (18/.^), 

 id. Stray Feath. 1875, p. 429. 

 Adult male in hreedinrj-phimage. Head and nape, extending onto 

 the upper back, greyish white ; lores and ear-coverts black ; the 

 rest of the back and scapulars black; wings and wmg-coverts 

 nearly black; rump and upper tail-coverts white; tail white, 

 except the terminal two thirds of the two centre feathers and the 

 terminal fourth of the remainder, which are black, the black tip on 

 the outside feathers extended to half the length of the feather on 

 the outside webs. Underparts white; axiUaries and under wmg- 

 coverts black ; inner margin of quills dark brown. Bill, legs, feet, 

 and claws black. Wing with the third and fourth primaries nearly 

 equal and longest, second primary intermediate m length between 

 the fifth and sixth, bastard primary 0-6 inch. Length of wmg 3-9 

 inches, tail 2-.55, culmen 0-7, tarsus 0-7. _ ,^ , , , , 



The female differs from the male in having the black parts re- 

 placed by brown, and in having the head and nape suffused with 

 brown It is not known what changes are produced by the autumn 

 moult. Birds of the year or youncj in first pUmacje are unknown. 



