688 Messrs, Sclater and Mackworth-Praed on [This, 



Saxicola xanthoprymna H. & E. ; Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun, 

 p. 693. 



[C. & L. coll.] 1 Port Sudan Dec. R.S. 



There are only four other examples of this rare Chat in the 

 Museum, three from Egypt dated February and March and 

 one collected by Cholmley (vide Ibis, 1897, p. 204) at Ras 

 Rowaya north of Port Sudan in February, where he states 

 it was not uncommon. 



It is probably only a winter bird, breeding in Arabia or 

 elsewhere. 



(Enanthe xanthoprymna cummingi. 



Saxicola cummingi Whitaker, Bull. B. O. C. x. 1899, 

 p. 17 : Fao. 



Saxicola xanthoprymna cummingi Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun, 

 p. 693. 



[B. coll.] 1 Jebel Kerbosh, 1 Jebel Okokreb Mch. R.S. ; 



1 Bir Nurayet Nov, Ber. 

 [C. & L. coll.] 3 Port Sudan Dec, 1 Sinkat Mch. 



R.S, 



Of this Chat the Museum possessed only two examples 

 previously. One the type, from Fao, the other the type of 

 Saxicola hawkeri O.-Grant (Bull. B. O. C. xxi, 1908, p. 94) 

 from Berber. There seems to be no doubt that this latter 

 is a rather dark-coloured female of this race. The skin 

 has obviously been cleaned up and repaired, which may 

 account for the dark coloration. How far the distinguishing 

 character of these two races — namely, the colour of the base 

 of the tail-feathers, white in CE. x. xanthopryitma, rufous in 

 CE. X. cummingi — holds good, we are by no means certain, as 

 the two Butler birds from the Red Sea Province are some- 

 what intermediate. 



(Enanthe Ingens persica. 



Saxicola persica Seebohm, Cat. Bds. B. M. v. 1881, 

 p, 372: Shiraz, Persia; Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun, p, 696. 

 [B. coll.] 1 Bir Shigrib, 1 Bir Likeit Nov. Ber. 



