— 10 — 



About 5 inclies in total length. Grey above ; chin, throat 

 and breast vinous, a white line on each side of throat, belly white. 

 White on outer pairs of tail feathers. Female paler and some- 

 times lacks the vinous on chin and throat. 



47. Desert Warbler. Sylvia nana nana (Hemprich and 



Ehrenberg). Plate 14. 

 Not mentioned by Shelley. 

 Of very rare occurrence in Egypt. 



Length about 4j inches. Upper parts sandy brown, pale 

 whitish buff on underparts. Eyelids, legs and feet saffron yellow. 



48. Spectacled Warbler. Sylvia conspicillata conspicillata 



Temminck. Plate 14. 



Sylvia conspicillata. Marmora, Shelley, p. 109. 



Numerous during the winter months in the small valleys on 



the eastern desert and probably also in the western side when 



suitable scrub exists. Resembles a small whitethroat but is more 



intensely coloured and has a white ring of feathers round the eye. 



49. Palestine Warbler. Sylvia melanothoraxTvistiSim.. Plate 15. 



Not mentioned by Shelley, 



Has been obtained once only in spring, March 1, 1910, in 

 the Wadi Hof, near Helwan. 



Length about 4j inches. Crown of head black ; back slate 

 grey. Chin, throat and underparts white, splotched with black 

 and grey. 



50. Sardinian Warbler. Sylvia melanocephala melanocephala 



(Gmelin). Plate 16. 

 Curruca melanocefhala. Shelley, p. 107. 

 A common winter visitor, more often heard than seen. 

 Length about 5 inches. Crown black ; back slate grey ; 

 underparts white, washed on the flanks and vent with grey; 

 white on outer pairs of tail feathers. Female browner above, 

 top of head grey. 



51. Bowman's Warbler. Sylvia melanocefhala momus (Hemp- 



rich and Ehrenberg). Plate l7. 

 Not mentioned by Shelley. 

 A scarce visitor during the spring migration. 

 Much resembles the aforementioned, but the underparts 

 are pure white without any wash of grey ; smaller in size. 



