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78. (Enanthe cenanthe subsp. ? C.*oininon Wheatear. 

 Numerous both in spring and autumn. This species 



passes through from hite March until late in May, and 

 during the month of Se[)tember. 



I have not yet examined my skins of this bird, so cnnnot 

 sa}' to which form they belong. I have frequently seen 

 many birds sitting in the sont-trees, in the shade of a 

 branch, gaping with the heat, at which time they are easy 

 to approach, and are readily caught in a net-trap baited with 

 a mealworm. 



79. (Enanthe deserti deserti. Desert Wheatear. 



Seen occasionally throughout the year. A brood of young 

 birds usually appeared during August, but I never dis- 

 covered the nest. Frequently observed perching on trees. 

 Adult males are commoner during the latter part of April. 

 An immature bird shot on 8 August, 1917, had a large green 

 tick adhering to its eyelid. 



80. (Enanthe deserti albifrons. Eastern Desert Wheatear. 

 In, I think, March 1917, I shot an adult male, which Mr. 



M. J. Nicoll referred to (J^. d. atrogidaris { = albifrons). I 

 later (8-15 March, 1919) shot other birds which appeared to 

 belong to this form when compared w'ith (J^J. d. deserti ; but 

 one of them, which Dr. Hartert kindly examined, is believed 

 by him to be referable to the latter form. As I have no 

 more of my skins by me I must leave the question in this 

 unsatisfactory condition. 



81. (Enanthe hispanica xanthomelaena. Eastern Black- 



throated Wheatear. 

 Both Black-throated and Black-eared forms of this 

 species pass through the Abu Zabal on both migrations 

 somewhat later than the (Common Wheatear, the male 

 being earlier than the female in each case. 



82. (Enanthe leucomela cypriaca. Eastern Pied Wheatear. 

 On 5 November, 1919, I shot the first authenticated 



specimen of this species in Egypt. The skin is in the Giza 



