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15. Guldenstadt*s Chat. Saxicola melanoleuca melanoleuca 



Guldenstadt. 

 Not mentioned by Shelley. 

 According to Hartert this wheatear has been met with in 

 Egypt (c/. Hartert, " V. d. pal. Fauna," p. 690). 



Similar to the following form but larger and slightly more 

 russet in coloration. 



16. Arabian Chat. Saxicola melanoleuca finschi Heuglin. 



Plate 5. 

 Not mentioned by Shelley. 

 Rare, and possibly resident on the east side of the Nile. 

 Length about 6 inches. Crown, centre of back, rump, lower 

 breast and abdomen white ; under tail coverts pale rufous ; rest 

 of plumage black. Females are mouse grey instead of black. 



17. Eastern Mourning Chat. Saxicola lugens lugens Lichten- 



stein. Plate 6. 

 Saxicola lugens. Shelley, p. 77. 

 Common, resident and confined to desert. 

 Length about 6 inches. Crown, lower breast, abdomen, 

 rump and base of tail and inner webs of wing feathers white ; 

 under tail coverts rufous; rest of plumage glossy black. Sexes 

 practically alike. 



18. Western Mourning Chat. Saxicola lugens Jialophila Tris- 



tram. Plate 7. 

 Has only been recorded once, February 24, 1909, near Abu 

 Ruweish, but is possibly to be found on western frontier. 



Male much like the preceding, but has less white on the wings 

 and paler under tail coverts. Female, hair brown above, with a 

 grey throat and white belly. 



19. Persian Chat. Saxicola persica. Seebohm. 



There are specimens of this chat in the British Museum 

 labelled ''Egypt." 



Somewhat similar to the mourning chat but duller in 

 coloration. The crown is suffused with grey and the white 

 on the inner webs of the wing quills is more restricted. 



20. Hooded Chat. Saxicola monaclia Temminck. Plate 8. 



Saxicola monacha. Shelley, p. 78. 

 Sparingly distributed and confined to the desert. Resident. 

 Back, throat, upper breast, end of central tail feathers 

 and wings black, rest of plumage white. Female brown above, 



