134- Col. R. Meinertzliagen on the [Ibis, 



moderate white foreheads, and the fourth has a narrow wliite 

 forehead. The female is typicnl of (J^nanthe «?. (cnanthe, and 

 has a wing of 90 and culmen of 17 mm. These birds, un- 

 doubtedly on s|)rino; passage, all belong to the typical race. 



(Enanthe hispanica melanoleuca (Griild.). 



Sa.i'icola h. xantliomehrna (H. & E.) ; Hartert, Vog. pal. 

 Fauna, p. 6<S7. 



Two breeding males obtained belong to this eastern race. 

 Black-throated and white-throated birds appear to be in 

 equal numbers. 



Fairly common below 3000 feet. Not seen above that 

 altitude, though Trevor-Bat tye states they occur up to 

 6000 feet in the White Mountains in western ('rete. 



Saxicola torquata rubicola (L.). 



Two males and a female do not vary from typical specimens 

 except that their culmens are on the large side, measuring 

 14 and 15 mm. The back of the two males is of a par- 

 ticularly intense black, but this also occurs among otliers 

 from southern Europe. 



The kStonechat occurred as a breeding bird at all elevations, 

 being commoner at higher elevations than in the plains. 



Luscinia megarhynchos megarhynchos Brehm. 



The western race of tlie Nightingale breeds in Crete up 

 to 2000 feet wherever suitable conditions prevail. They 

 were beginning to go off song about the third week in June. 

 Two adults were obtained. 



Troglodytes troglodytes subsp. ? 



Four adults and two young birds obtained. The culmen 

 is large, varying from 13'5 to 15 mm. In typical Trog- 

 lodytes t. tro(jlodijtes the culmen does not exceed 13'75 mm. 

 The ctilmen is nearer that of 1\ t. cy]>riotes or kahi/loram. 

 The plumage of the adults is so worn that I have been 

 unable to say definitely whether they are a new form or not. 

 They appear to be greyer and more streaked on the back 

 than other closely-allied forms, but this might be due to 

 abrasion and bleachino-. 



