Mr. E. C. Taylor — Egtjpt Revisited. (H 



with black; the rump and crissuni bright chestnut-red. I should 

 suggest that S. erythropycjia would be a good name for the bird *. 



61. Saxicola (Enanthe (L.). Common Wheatcar. 



First seen near Thebes in the month of March. Egyptian 

 specimens are rather brighter in colour than is usual in Europe. 

 This and the two following species are spring visitants to Egypt. 



62. Saxicola xanthomel^na, Heraprich and Ehrenberg. 

 This species, which may perhaps be considered a local variety 



of S. stapa::ina, L., differs from that bird in the black of the 

 throat extending much further on the breast (in which z'cspect 

 it resembles S. eurymelcena, Hempr. & Ehr., of Syria). The 

 head and back are also less rufous, and much paler in colour 

 than in specimens of S. stapazina from Europe. This Chat 

 arrives in Upper Egypt about the beginning of March, and is 

 common at Thebes, and indeed all through the country. It 

 is more given to perch on shrubs and low trees than are the 

 other Chats. 



63. Saxicola albicollis, Vieillot ; S. aurita, Temm. Eared 

 Chat. 



Arrives at the same time as the last species, but is rather less 

 abundant. Specimens from Egypt are paler in colour than those 

 from Europe, and are no doubt the S. aurita, var. lihyca, Hempr. 

 & Ehr. 



64. Pratincola rubicola (L.). Stone-Chat. 



Resident throughout the winter, and common in the nei^-h- 

 bourhood of Cairo and elsewhere. 



65. Pratincola rubetra (L.). Whin-Chat. 

 Seen near Damietta in April. 



66. RuTiciLLA TiTHYs (Scopoli). Black Redstart. 

 Resident in small numbers throughout the winter; frequents 



ruined buildings. 



67. RuTiciLLA PH(ENicuRA (L.). Common Redstart. 

 Arrives in March ; seen but seldom. 



* [We have not seen Mr. Taylor's specimen ; but from the above state- 

 ment it seems not impossible that it may be the DromolcBa chrysopygia 

 of De Filippi (Viagg. Pers. p. 347) ; but cf. infra p. 93. — Ed.] 



