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6. Eastern Ring Ouzel. Turdus torquatus orientalis (Seebohm). 

 Turdus torquatus. Shelley, p. 67. 



A few during the winter and early spring. 



Length about 10 inches. Male black; a white gorget on 

 fore neck; feathers of underparts edged and centred with 

 white ; a grey patch on the wings. Female browner and duller. 



6. Rock Thrush. Monticola saxatilis (Linnaeus). 



Monticola saxatilis. Shelley, p. 70. 



Common during spring and autumn migrations. 



Length 7 inches. Upper parts bluish ; a white patch on 

 back ; throat blue ; rest of underparts red ; tail red. Female 

 dull greyish bro-\\ai mth a red tail. 



7. Eastern Blue Rock Thrush. Monticola cyanus transcas- 



ficus Hartert. 



Monticola cijana. Shelley, p. 70. 



Probably resident ; increases in numbers in spring and 

 autumn. 



Length 8 inches. Entire plumage of male blue ; wings 

 browner. Female greyish brown spangled witli buff spots. In 

 autumn both sexes are browner. 



8. Wheatear. Saxicola oenanihe cenanthe Linnaeus. Plate 24, 



fig. 1. Plate 1. 



Saxicola cenanthe. Shelley, p. 71. 



Great numbers pass through during both migrations. 



Length about 6 inches. Male in spring grey above, buffish 

 white below ; wings, ear coverts and a bar on end of tail black, 

 rest of tail and rump white. Females and young birds lack 

 the grey back, and the adult male is browner after the autumn 

 moult. 



9. Silver-backed Wheatear. Saxicola cenanthe argentea Lonn- 



berg. 1909. 



Not mentioned by Shelley. 



Not uncommon during spring migration. Abundant during 

 the autumn passage. 



Very similar to the previous, but rather paler with longer 

 wings. 



