^^ ; 



(y 



76 BIEDS OF EGYPT. 



Similar in plumage to S. deserti, except that it has no black 

 on the throat. 



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

 3-4 ; tarsus 0-95. 



18. Saxicola. MoiSTA, Licht. Saxicola erythropygia,^&-^\ox. 

 Ibis, 1867, p. 60. 



This species of Chat is of rather rare occurrence in Egypt, 

 where, according to Heugliu (Orn. N. O. Afr. p. 356), it 

 remains throughout the year on the confines of the desert and 

 among the rocks. Mr. E. C. Taylor has procured it in Egypt ; 

 but it has never fallen under my notice. 



Eorehead and sides of the crown whitish ; head and back 

 ashy-brown ; lower part of the back, rump and upper tail- 

 coverts rich tawny; wings blackish brown, the primaries 

 edged with fulvous, and some of the greater coverts tipped 

 with the same colour ; tail blackish-brown, all the feathers 

 white at the base for half their length, and some of them 

 narrowly tipped with white ; sides of the face and throat 

 black, as well as the under wing-coverts ; rest of the under 

 sm'face of the body dull cream-colour, gradually shading into 

 tawny on the lower flanks ; vent and under tail-coverts bright 

 tawny like the rump ; bill and feet black. 



Entire length 6"2 inches ; culmen 0'65 ; wing 3'7 ; tail 2'6 ; 

 tarsus 10. 



Mr. E. C. Taylor has been so kind as to lend me the 

 original specimen of his Saxv:ola crythropijgia, which I con- 

 sider to be the present species. It has been erroneously con- 

 founded with S. philothamiia of Tristram by Dr. von Heuglin 

 (Orn. N. 0. Afr. p. 355) ; but it is certainly distinct from 



