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broad white patches on the two exterior pairs ; cheeks, throat, 

 and under parts pinkish brown; bill lead colour; feet and legs 

 brown. Female lacks the pink under parts and is duller in 

 coloration all over. 



152. Brambling. Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus. 



Not mentioned by Shelley. 



Apparently a rare winter visitor near Alexandria. I have 

 examined three living examples which were said to have been 

 netted there. 



Length about 6 inches. Male, upper parts, including sides 

 of head, glossy blue black, with whitish bases to the feathers. 

 Upper wing coverts orange buff tipped with w^hite ; greater 

 coverts black margined with white. Rmnp ivhite, mottled with 

 black ; tail black, with a little white on outer pair of feathers ; 

 throat and breast reddish fawn ; belly dull white ; flanks 

 spotted with black ; under wing coverts bright yellow. (Howard 

 Saunders, part.) In the winter the feathers of the U23per parts 

 have broad buff edges. Females and young are duller and have 

 the black upper parts replaced with brown. 



153. Mediterranean Linnet. Linota cannahina mediterranea 



Tschusi. 

 Linota cannahina. Shelley, p. 154. 



Abundant in the cultivated portions of Lower and JMiddle 

 Egypt during the winter months. In early spring assembles in 

 large flocks and in March, just before dejDarture, a few may be 

 heard in full song. Similar to the Enghsh linnet, but paler red 

 on the breast and whiter on the rump. 



Length 5 inches. Adult male, forehead pinkish red, as is 

 also the breast, the feathers having a metallic lustre ; head 

 grey ; back reddish brown ; rump striped with black and white ; 

 wings and tail black, the feathers edged with white ; flanks 

 brownish chestnut ; belly whitish. Females, young birds, and 

 most males in winter plumage lack the metallic red on face 

 and breast, and the latter is striped with brown. 



154. Trumpeter Bullfinch. Erythrospiza githaginea githaginea 



(Lichtenstein). 



Erytlirosfiza githaginea. Shelley, p. 155. 



Abundant and resident in Upper Egypt from Asviit to 

 SheUal. 



