DESERT WHEATEAR 



DESERT CHAT. 



PLATE CXIII.* FIGURE III. 

 Saxicola deserti, RUPPELL. 



ONE specimen of this bird was shot in Scotland in 1880, 

 and another in Yorkshire in 1885. It breeds in 

 North-East Africa and the adjacent countries. 



Its nest is placed in holes and crevices in rocks and 

 walls, as also in the burrows -of animals, and under bushes. 



The eggs are of a greenish-blue colour, with liver-coloured 

 spots on the larger end. 



VOL. II. 



