172 TUKDIDiE. 



4. Palestine, 30th May (B. B. T.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



4. Bethany, 22nd April (II. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 

 3. Jericho, 25th April (//. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 



Saxicola occidentalis, Salvacl. 



Saxicola stapazina (nee Idnn.), Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 307 ; Saunders, Ibis, 

 1871, p. 21 1 ; Bree, Birds Eur. 2nd ed. ii. p. 96, pi. (1875) : Seebohm, 

 Cat. Birds Ii. M. v. p. 387 (1881) ; id. Brit. Birds, i. p. 307, pi. 9 

 (1883) ; id. Ecjijs of Brit. Birds, p. L90, pi. 5] Eg. 15 (1896). 



Saxicola rufa, Dresser, Birds Ear. ii. p. 297 (1874) ; Sharpc, Hand- 1, iv. 

 p. 179 (1903). 



Saxicola occidentalis, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. (2) iii. p. 116 (1886) ; 

 id. Ibis, 1901, pp. 77, 78. 



Though very similar to those of the preceding species, S. eury- 

 melcena, the eggs of the Russet Chat are a shade darker in their 

 ground-colour, which is not of such a pale delicate tint, and the 

 markings are less conspicuous in consequence. As with S. eury- 

 melcena, there are some almost spotless eggs in the series. In size 

 they vary from -72 to *8 in length, and from -55 to *61 in 

 breadth. 



5. Spain. Seebohm Coll. 

 5. Spain, 0th June. Seebohm Coll. 

 5. Andalusia, Spain, 8th May (A. Ruiz : Seebohm Coll. 



Wargitt Coll.). 

 5. Seville, Spain, 26th April [II. Seebohm Coll. 



Saunders). 



4. Malaga, 6th May (//. S.). Seebohm Coll. 



5. Malaga, 17th May (//. S.). Seebohm Coll. 



4. Malaga, 15th June (H. S.). Seebohm Coll. 



2. Algeria, 23rd May (O. Saloin). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Ain Djeudi'li, Algeria, 13th .May Salvin-Godman Coll. 



(O. S.). 



5. Ain Djendeli, 13th May (H. B. Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram). 



2. Madracen, Algeria, 20th May Crowley Bequest. 



| //. Ii. T.). 

 2. Zana, Algeria, 15th June (II. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 

 1. Tunis. L. Fraser, Esq. [C.]. 



Saxicola finschi, Heugl. 



Saxicola libanotica, Tristram, Ibis, 1867, pp. 91, 94. 

 Saxicola erythraea, Dresser, Birds Bur. ii. p. 219 ( 1S74). 

 Saxicola finschii, Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. p. 388 (1881); Nehrk. 

 Eat. Eiersamml. p. 41 (1899). 



Saxicola finschi, Sharpc, Hand-l. iv. p. 180 (1903). 



Considerable likeness exists between the eggs of the Euphrates 

 Pied Chat and those of S. leucura already described: this similarity 

 is noticed by Nehrkorn (I. c). There is only a small scries of each 

 in the Collection, but, judging from the material available, it would 

 appear that the eggs of the present species are of a slightly paler 

 ground-colour and do not display their pale chestnut markings to 



