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84. Eastern Savi's Warbler. Locustella lusciniodes fusca 



(Severtzow). 

 Not mentioned by Shelley. 

 Once obtained by the writer in the Faiyum in March 1909. 

 Differs from the above-mentioned in being more greyish 

 olive and less red on the upper parts. 



85. Grasshopper Warbler. Locustella ncevia (Boddaert). 



Not mentioned by Shelley. 



Once seen by present writer, September 28, 1907, at Giza. 



Length 5j inches. Above olive brown streaked with black ; 

 throat flecked with dark brown ; under parts buffish white. The 

 female is slightly smaller than the male and usually has more 

 spots on the throat. 



86. Cetti's Warbler. Cettia cettii (Marmora). 



Bradyperus cettii. Shelley, p. 89. 



Has been recorded, but the evidence is somewhat doubtful. 

 Length 5j inches. Red brown above, below whitish. 



87. South European Dipper. Cinclus cindus meridionalis 



Brehm. 

 Not mentioned by Shelley. 



A specimen of a dipper which I assign to this form was given 

 to me, after it had been stuffed, by a bird catcher at Alexandria. 

 He told me that he caught five at Mex, Alexandria, in the autumn 

 of 1913, only the one being preserved. Capt. E. H. Buxton tells 

 me that he has seen dippers on the shore on the north-west 

 frontier of Egypt in 1916. 



Length about 8 inches. Crown and nape pale chocolate 

 brown. Rest of upper parts, wings and tail greyish black, with 

 lighter tips to the feathers. Chin, throat and breast white ; 

 belly greyish black, slightly washed with, brown, separated from 

 the white breast by a dull chestnut band. 



88. Fantailed Warbler. Cisticola cisticola cisticola (Temminck). 



Cisticola schoenicola. Shelley, p. 97. 



Abundant and resident in the cultivation and also in marsh 

 lands. 



Length about 3 inches. Males are slightly larger than fe- 

 males. Above yellowish brown with black streaks ; below buff ; 

 tail tipped with black and white blotches. In the winter the 



