170 TURDIDiE. 



Algeria and Tunis, are light greenish hlue in colour, with spots of 

 pale rusty brown thinly scattered over the whole surface, and be- 

 coming more numerous, and in some cases much larger, about the 

 broad end. In size they vary from '77 to - 82 in length, and from 

 •61 to '63 in breadth. 



2. Algeria (Locke). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



2. Lagouat, Algeria (Locke). Crowley Bequest. 



1. El Diem, Tunis (V. Boyo). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. El Djem (V. B.). Crowley Bequest. 



Saxicola persica, Seebohm. 



Saxicola persica, Seebohm, Cat. Birch B. M. v. p. 372 (1881) ; Skarpe, 

 lland-l. iv. p. 178 (1903). 



The eggs of the Persian Pied Chat, forming part of the Crowley 

 Bequest, are exactly like those of S. picata, already described. They 

 measure -8 by -59, and -70 by *6 respectively. 



2. Astrabad, Persia, April. Crowley Bequest. 



Saxicola pleschanka (Lepech.). 



Saxicola morio, Dresser, Birds Eur. ii. p. 235, part. (1874) : Seebohm, 



Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 372 (1881) ; Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient. 



p. 347 (1891) ; Nehrk. Eat. Eiersammi. p. 41 (1899). 

 Saxicola leucomela, Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 105, pi. (1875). 

 Saxicola pleschanka, Oates, Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 73 (1890); 



id. ed. Hume, Nests vY Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 53 (1890) ; Skarpe, 



Hand-l. iv. p. 178 (1903). 



The eggs of the Siberian Pied Chat are of a somewhat broad oval 

 shape, clear pale blue in colour, speckled and spotted with light 

 rufous of two shades. The markings are much more numerous at 

 the large end of the egg than elsewhere, sometimes forming an 

 imperfect cap. Specimeus measure from *76 to '8 in length, and 

 from "58 to *G1 in breadth. 



6. Kustendji, Dobrudscha, 25th May Seebohm Coll. 



(Br. Cullen). 



4. Crimea, 21s1 May. Seebohm Coll. 



1. Altai Mountains (Nehrkom Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Saxicola leucura (Gm.). 



Saxicola leucura, Baedeker, Eier Eur. J7<7/. tab. 27. fig. 18 (1855-03) ; 



JDres8er } Birds Eur. ii. p. 217 i 1873) ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. 



p. 89, pi. (1875); Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 375 (1881) j 



Sharpe, lland-l. iv. p. 179 (1903). 

 Dromolosa leucura, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 211. 



Eggs of the Black Chat are of a blunt oval shape and moderately 

 glossy. The ground-colour varies from bluish white to very pale 

 greenish blue and is lightly speckled with lilac-red and underlying 

 lavender or violet spots, which are chiefly confined to the broad end 



