144 BIEDS OF EPtTPT. 



110. Rhamphocokis Clot-Bey (Temm.). Thick-billed Va- 



landra. 



The typical specimen of this Lark came from Egypt ; yet 

 it appears to be extremely rare hi the coimtry ; for I know of 

 no other specimen having been procured in that locality. 



Upper plumage sandy colour, slightly tinted with ashy 

 towards the head ; centres of the feathers on the head occa- 

 sionally marked with dark brown ; primaries brown, edged 

 on their outer webs with buff, secondaries broadly edged 

 with white ; tail white, inclining to sandy colour towards the 

 centre feathers, and broadly tipped with dark brown, forming 

 a triangle with its apex about the centre of the tail ; two 

 centre tail-feathers sandy colour, darkest towards the apical 

 half; feathers round the eye white ; cheeks, ear-coverts, and 

 sides of the throat black ; underparts white, tinted with 

 sandy colour on the sides of the breast and flanks, and spotted 

 wth brown, mostly towards the centre of the abdomen ; beak 

 very stout and notched, of a pale buffish colour ; legs pale buif, 

 claws short and thick ; irides brown. 



Entire length 6'3 inches ; culmen 0'7 ; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 4-9 ; tarsus 0"9. 



Pam. EMBERIZID^. 



111. Emberiza miliaria, Linn. Common Bunting. 



According to Von Heuglin (Orn. N. O. Afr. p. G58) this 

 species is a winter visitor to Egypt, but is rarely observed in 

 Nubia. I first met with it on the 4th of March, in the Fayoom, 

 and afterwards foimd il :ib\indiiiit nrav Diimiettn, towards the 



