342 Mr. G. Despott on the [Ibis, 



of March. The local name given by Giglioli and Blasius 

 to this species is Cuda bianca. I find, however, that this is 

 given by bird-catcliers and dealers to the (E. hispanica, the 

 present species being locally known by the simple name 

 Cuda. 



126. (12) (Enanthe leucopyga (Brehm). The White- 

 ramped Wheatear. 



Local name : Cuda rasha bajda. 



In the fifth appendix to his list of the birds of Malta, 

 Wright records an example of this species shot on the 18th 

 of April, 1872, by Sigiior Vitali on some rocky ground 

 called '' Tal Capuccini " on the south side of the Grand 

 Harbour. The specimen was mounted by Signor Francesco 

 Ellul, and passed into Wright's hands immediately after- 

 wards. It is at present in the museum at Florence. The 

 local name is the equivalent of the Latin. 



127. (13) (Enanthe hispanica hispanica (L.). The Russet 

 Wheatear. \_Saxicola stapazina auct.] 



Local name : Cuda bianca. 



Occurs on passage during botli seasons, but is not 

 common. I remember some seasons when it appeared not 

 to turn up at all. Schembri records it as arriving together 

 with iE. oenanthe, adding that it is not so common. Wright 

 considered it comparatively scarce, and states that it arrives 

 together with the common species, but perhaps a little later. 

 I find that this is the species which is commonly called by 

 our sportsmen Cuda bianca ; Giglioli and Blasius, besides 

 this name, give also Dum nican. This last is, however, 

 intended for the Black-eared Chat {(E. aurita auct.), which 

 is now believed to be a dimorphism of the present species. 

 Blasius gives another local name, Cuda bastarda ; this, 

 however, I have never heard. 



128. (14) (Enanthe hispanica xanthomelsena (Hemp. & 

 Ehr.). Eastern Russet Wheatear. 



Local name : Soru. 



This species was first recorded by Wright under the name 



