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Col. R. Meinertzhagen on Birds from 



[Tbis 



Ammomanes deserti (Liclit.). 



Amviomanes deserti deserti was originally described from 

 " jEgypto super." and A. d. isabellina from "Asaba" — 

 probably Akaba — in Sinai. 



Birds from Cairo, Helouan, and Suez, from Wadi Haifa, 

 Kerma (Dongola bend of the Nile), and Shereik are slightly 

 paler than others from Assouan and Korosko. Nicoll even 

 obtained a dark bird at Helouan and has others from Luxor. 



Text-fioure 4. 



"Siwa Oasis 



Rough Sketch. 

 :'•••'■••.■ A.d. deserti 

 WWW A.d. isabellina 

 ^^=- A.d. fratereulijs 

 t -t + ♦■*" ^. (/. algeriensis 

 -d^f^ A. d. erythrochroa 



Sketcli-map of Egypt to show the distribution of the races of 

 Ammomanes deserti. 



These dark birds are undoubtedly A. d. deserti, whilst the 

 paler ones are certainly isabellina. The two races are 

 exceedingly close, differing only in a slight colour shade. 

 I have not examined birds from Sinai nor the type of 

 isahelli7ia, so cannot say whether they differ from Nile 



