72 Dr. HeuKlin on new or little-known Birds 



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Typical specimens have been sent to the collections of Berlin, 

 Frankfort, Stuttgardt, Vienna, and to that of Pastor Brehm. The 

 other species of Tinnunculus observed by me in North-Eastcrn 

 Africa are the following : — 



1. Tinnunculus cenchris (Naum.). 



Very common during the spring in Lower Egypt, especially 

 round Alexandria, breeding in the walls of the citadel. I shot 

 it in the month of May near Cairo, and met with single speci- 

 mens on the Nile, through the whole of Egypt and Nubia. We 

 shot one specimen in the month of April (1853) in Galabat, on 

 the western frontier of Abyssinia, lliippell appears to have 

 found it also in Eastern and Central Abyssinia. 



2. Tinnunculus alaudarius, Briss. (7*. rufescens, Sw. ?) 

 This is a stationary bird in Egypt, Arabia, and Nubia, and 



single specimens occur in Abyssinia, Kordofan, Sennaar, &c. 

 It breeds as early as the month of March, in numerous pairs, 

 near the Pyramids, in the tombs of Sagara, &c. 



3. Tinnunculus rupicola, Daud. 



I have not found it ; but Riippell says that it is frequent in 

 the whole of North-Eastern Africa (Syst. Uebers. p. 11. no. 33). 



4. Tinnunculus vespertinus (Linn.). 



Often seen in numerous flocks, in every sort of plumage, in 

 autumn and spring in Lower Egypt, near ditches, fences, and 

 bushes. Single specimens occur in Upper Egypt, Nubia, and 

 Sennaar. It does not regularly make its appearance, and some- 

 times several years pass without a single specimen being met 

 with. 



IV. Melierax metabates, sp. nov. 



71/. Melieraci polyzono affinis sed paulo minor, et differt pedibus 

 et rostro robustioribus, illis flavis ; colore terg?ei obscuriore; 

 plumis axillaribus dorso concoloribus, pogoniis externis 

 rectricis primse sexties aut septies fasciatis : rectricum late- 

 ralium apicibus albis multo angustioribus ; regionibus 

 mystacali, ophthalmica et parotica vertice concoloribus : 

 long, tota (maris adulti) vix 15'0, rostri a fronte 1'25, ab 

 angulo oris 1'3, alt. rostri 8*5, alse ]2"0, caudse 7'5, digiti 

 medii cum ungue 2*4, hall, cum ungue 1 '7, tarsi 3*2 poll, et 

 lin. Gall. : ceromate et ix'idibus pallide flavis. 

 Hah. In reg. Nili albi sup. 



