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In habits the former appears to be the common species in 

 Upper Egypt and Nubia, and frequents the fields, while the 

 latter is most abundant in the Delta, and usually to be met 

 with in marshes or damp localities. 



Tail long ; upper plumage pale brown, with the centre of the 

 feathers on the head, back, and wings rather darker ; the tail 

 has numerous narrow obsolete bars, with distinct brown spots 

 at the end of the feathers, which are narrowly tipped with 

 dirty white ; underparts creamy white ; legs brownish flesh- 

 colour ; beak brown ; irides brownish yellow. 



Entire length 4'3 inches ; culmen 0'35 ; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 1'7 ; tarsus 0'65. 



Fig. Riippell, Atlas, t. 2. 



49. Hypolais olivetorum (Strickl.). Olive-tree Warbler. 



Von HeugHn does not mention that this species occurs in 

 Egypt ; I have, however, a well-authenticated specimen col- 

 lected by Mr. Rogers near Alexandria, and presented to me 

 by my friends Messrs. Sharpe and Dresser. It is probably 

 of only rare occurrence in that country ; for I know of no 

 other instance of its capture there. 



Upper plumage uniform pale dusky, tinted with olive, and 

 slightly paler on the upper tail-coverts ; wings and tail brown, 

 with pale edgings to the feathers ; outer tail-feathers bordered 

 with white, the next two on each side narrowly tipped with 

 that colour ; a faint streak in front of the eye dull white ; 

 underparts white, tinted with yellow, and slightly shaded on 

 the sides with pale stone-grey ; beak very broad at the base, 

 and surrounded by stout bristles, brown above, shading into 



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