200 BRITISH BIRDS. [vol. ix. 



tarsus 20-23, bill from skull 12.5-14, width at base 4.75-6 

 (12 lucasured). $ wing 64-65. Priiuaries : 1st 3-7 mm. 

 longer than longest primary-covert, 3rd and 4th about equal 

 and longest, 5th sometimes equal but usually 1-2 mm. shorter, 

 6th 2-5 shorter, 7th 5-8 shorter, 2nd somewhat variable 

 usually equal to 6th, sometimes between 5th and 6th or 

 6th and 7th, very rarely betw^een 7th and 8th ; 3rd to 5th 

 emarginated on outer webs. Secondaries rather shorter 

 than 10th primary, tips rounded. Bill broad and flat at 

 base, somewhat pronounced ridge to culmen. A few rather 

 stiff rictal and nasal bristles. Most of nostril bare of feathers. 

 Tail fairly square, tips of feathers romided. 



Soft parts. — Bill dark brown, lower mandible flesh ; legs 

 and feet grey-brown ; iris dark broA^ai. 

 Characters and allied forms. — //. p. opaca (Spain, 

 north-west Africa) has a considerably larger bill and is 

 usually slightly more tinged with olive on the upper-parts. 

 //. p. reiseri (southern Algeria) has a small bill and is consider- 

 ablj^ paler on upper-parts. H. rama is much like but has 

 longer 1st primary and 2nd primary is shorter than 7th. 



H. F. Withers Y. 



NORTH AFRICAN BLACK WHEATEAR IN SUSSEX. 



A male Black Wheatear was brought to me in the flesh for 





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TAILS OF TWO MALE BLACK WHEATEAES. 



Left baud— ffinaiU/ie I. leuciira, liye. Sept. 'Jiid, 1909. 



Bight hsmd—O'hianOie I. syenilica, Pcvensey Sluice, June 7tli, 1915. 



examination by Mr. G. Bristow. The bird had been shot 

 on June 7th, 1 91 5, at Pevensey Sluice, Sussex. Mr. Witherby, 



