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30. Eastern Stonechat. Pratincola maura (Pallas). 



Pratincola hemprichii. Shelley, p. 82. 

 Very rare, status in Egypt at present unknown. 

 Differs from tlie foregoing in having base of tail white. 



31. Redstart. Phcenicurus phcenicurus fhwnicurus (Linnaeus). 



Ruticilla phosnicura. Shelley, p. 82. 



A common visitor during both migrations. 



Male, length about 5 inches. Forehead white ; upper 

 parts slate grey. Tail red, all but the central pair of feathers, 

 which are browner. Chm, throat and upper breast black ; rest 

 of underparts rufous chestnut. Female paler and lacks the 

 black on the throat, except in very old examples. 



32. White-winged Redstart. Phoenicurus 'phcenicurus mesoleuca 



(Hemp, and Ehren.) 



Very rare. Male differs from previously mentioned form of 

 redstart by having a white patch on the wings. 



33. Black Redstart. Phcenicurus ochrurus gibraltariensis 



(Gmelin). 



Ruticilla titys. Shelley, p. 83. 

 A winter visitor and not uncommon. 



Total length 5| inches. Upper parts dark slate grey, 

 throat and breast velvety black, belly whitish, washed with 

 grey. Central pair of tail feathers dull rufous brown, the rest 

 rust red. A patch of dull white in the wings. Females and 

 young birds much browner. 



34. Eastern Redstart. Phcenicurus ochrurus fhcenicuroides 



(Moore). 

 Not mentioned by Shelley. 

 A rare visitor in winter. 



Much like the common redstart but has more black on the 

 breast ; longer wings and little, if any, white on the forehead. 



35. Palestine Redstart. Phcenicurus semirufa (Hemprich and 



Ehrenberg). 



Ruticilla semirufa. Shelley, p. 84. 



Very rare ; it has possibly been confused with the preceding 

 form, which it much resembles. 



The writer has never seen an example from Egypt, though 

 the type was described from this country. 



