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160. Eastern Reed Bunting. Emheriza schoeniclus canneti 



(Brehm). 



Not mentioned by Shelley. 



Occurs during the winter in marshy places on the Suez 

 Canal and possibly elsewhere in Egypt. 



Paler than the English reed bunting. 



Length 6 inches. Male, crown and sides of head, chin, 

 and throat black ; sides of neck and collar round hind neck, 

 breast, and abdomen white ; back, wing coverts, and secondaries 

 pale reddish brown streaked with blackish brown ; wing and tail 

 feathers blackish, with white patches on two outer pairs of the 

 latter ; flanks streaked with brown. Females and young lack 

 the black on head and throat, and are duller in coloration. 



161. Bifasciated Lark. Alcemon alaudipes alaudipes (Des- 



fontaines). 



Certhilauda desertorum. Shelley, p. 135. 



A common resident in suitable desert localities. 



Length about 9 inches. Back sandy ; belly white ; throat 

 blotched with black ; wings barred with black and white ; legs 

 long and white ; bill dusky, long, and decurved. 



162. Dark- crested Lark. Galerida cristata nigricans (Brehm). 



Plate 23, Plate 27, fig. 13. 



Galerita cristata. Shelley, p. 138. 



Common and resident in tlie central portion of the Delta, 

 where the soil is rich and dark coloured. 



Length about 7 inches. Very dark olive brown above, 

 spotted with black ; throat and breast dull whitish, heavily 

 marked with black streaks ; belly dull browny white ; outer 

 tail feathers marked with bufiish brown. 



163. Faiyum Crested Lark. Galerida cristata mceritica Nicoll 



and Bonhote. 



Oaler Ida cristata mceritica. Nicoll and Bonbote, "Bull. B.O.C.," 

 vol. xxiii, 1909, p. 101. 



Abundant and resident in the Faiyum. 

 Paler than the Delta form. The streaks on the breast are 

 narrower and more clearly cut. Wings slightly longer. 



