1922.] the Near East and Tropical East Africa. 01 



Burma, and throughout China, Baluchistan, Persia, and 

 Africa south to Togoland in the west and to Tanganyika 

 Territory in the east. Occuts on sjM-ing and autumn passage 

 in Eoypt. 



This race appears to be resident except in the northern 

 part of its range, and I doubt very much whether any birds 

 from sontliern Europe, Asia Minor, Syria and Palestine, 

 Mesopotamia, Persia, and Baluchistan move south. It is 

 noteworthy that all winter visitors to tropical Africa are 

 ])arHcularly large and pale, probably coming from northoni 

 Euro})e, and northern and c<'ntral Asia. 



Winn of males. 

 4 Corsica and Sardinia :.^38-246. 



1 Spain 245. 



4 Italy 238-252. 



6 Algeria and Morocco 233-250. 



4 Egypt (passage) 236-258. 



5 Syria and Palestine 223-245. 



2 Crete 240, 244. 



7 Macedonia (Stresemmin) 235-249. 



18 Central Europe 236-252. 



4 Central Asia 239-250. 



3 Mongolia 239-249. 



5 India (winter) 231-252. 



2 East Africa (winter) 241-254. 



3 Eastern Siberia 249-258. 



1 Asia Minor (winter) 268. 



The wings of females show less geographical variation, 

 measuring from 247-270, 



Falco tmnunculus rupicolaBforniis Bndnn. 



Adnlf males. The colour of the back is no guide in deter- 

 mining this race, many of them being quite pale, whilst 

 some birds from Sardinia and England are still darker than 

 Egyptian breeding birds. Under parts redder, especially on 

 the thighs, (generally smaller, the Avings of 17 varvino- 

 from 222-247. 



Adidt females. Much darker on the back than in /'. /. 

 tinmmcidus. On the under parts the ground coloi3r is darker 

 und the markings heavier. \Viiigs of 12 birds 232-251. 



