16 Mr. H. Seebohm on the 



Saxicola (ENANTHE. 



The Wheatear is not a rare bird in the Caucasus. 



Saxicola melanoleuca. 



The eastern form of the Black-throated Chat was originally 

 described from the Caucasus, where, however, it is very rare. 



Saxicola finschi. 



The Euphrates Pied Chat was obtained by Menetries in the 

 Caucasus. 



Saxicola aurita. 



The Eared Chat is a very local bird in the Caucasus. Bog- 

 danow attempts to distinguish the eastern form of this species 

 from the western form under^ the name of Saxicola amphi- 

 melcena, Hempr. et Ehr., asserting that the two birds differ in 

 the colour of the frontal band, which he says is black in the 

 western form and white in the eastern. An examination of 

 a large series from Greece and Spain convinces me that the 

 species are the same in both countries. The amount of black 

 on the forehead varies in examples from both locaUties, those 

 in which it is absent being probably birds of the year. 



Saxicola morio. 



The Siberian Pied Chat breeds in the Caucasus. 



Pratincola rubetra. 



The Whinchat is common throughout the Caucasus. 



Pratincola rubicola. 



A Stonechat is not uncommon in the Caucasus, but whether 

 it is P. rubicola, P. maura, or P. hemprichi, it is impossible 

 to say, as no specimens appear to have been collected. 



Ruticilla phcenicurus. 



The Redstart is very common in the wooded parts of the 

 Caucasus up to the rhododendron-region. 



Ruticilla mesoleuca. 



Ehrenberg's Redstart breeds in the Caucasus. 



Ruticilla ochrura (Gm.). 



Gould's Redstart appears to breed throughout the Caucasus 

 in the rhododendron-region. This is one of the most inter- 



