72 BIEDS OF EGYPT. 



apical third of the remainder dark brown ; underparts creamy 

 white, shaded with ferruginous buif, especially on the throat ; 

 beak and legs black ; irides brown. 



Female. — The upper parts are brown instead of grey ; 

 forehead and eyebrow buff, and the coloration of the under- 

 parts not so clear. 



In autumn and winter the plumage of the male resembles 

 that of the female. 



Entire length 6 inches ; culmen 0"5 ; wing, carpus to tip, 

 3*6 ; tarsus I'l. 



Pig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 90. 



12. Saxicola saltatrix, Menetr. Menetries's Wheatear. 



This Chat is an abundant resident throughout Egypt and 

 Nubia. It has frequently been mistaken for S. oenanthe, 

 owing to its plumage and habits being very similar. It is, 

 however, a larger bird, and the beak is stouter in proportion 

 to its size. Many ornithologists imagine this species to be 

 the 8. isabellina of Riippell (Atl. p. 52, t. 34 b) ; but that 

 plate seems to represent the female of 8. monacha. 



Male and female alike in plumage throughout the year, 

 and differing only from the female of 8. oenanthe in being 

 slightly more robust, in having the brown end to the tail 

 rather broader, and a little less white on the rump. 



Entire length 6"5 inches; culmen 0'5 ; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 3'7 ; tarsus 115. 



13. Saxicola amphilebca, Hempr, & Ehr. Eastern Black- 



eared Wheatear. 



This Chat is not a resident in Egypt and Nubia, but 



