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high fjekl south to the Dovre, but in Sweden only to lat. 63. In Finland it is fairly common 

 at Uleaborg, and in Russia breeds in the Kola Peninsula, the Olonetz and Archangel govern- 

 ments, but not on the Kanin Peninsula or the tundra north of the Arctic Circle. In Asia 

 it breeds across Siberia east to the Sea of Okhotsk. On migration it ranges through Europe, 

 and visits North-west Africa in small numbers; it is more plentiful in North-east Africa (from 

 Egypt to North Somaliland). In Asia its winter quarters lie in India, Ceylon, Burma, and 

 Tennasserim. Visits Great Britain in small numbers, chiefly on the south and east coasts and 

 the Scotch islands. [F. c. 11. J.] 



ASHYHEADED WAGTAIL \M<>t<n-' l lln jt<tva cinereocapllla Savi. Italian, cutrettola 



I'll /ill:', /ll'l'l till], 



1. Description. Recognised by its pure white throat. The sexes are alike, excepting that 

 the female is duller than the male. Length 6J in. [165 mm.]. Head, hind-neck, and sides of 

 the neck dark slate-grey ; lores and ear-coverts jet black ; mantle, back, rump, wing-coverts, 

 and scapulars dark olive-green, lightest on the rump ; primary quills and secondaries blackish 

 brown, margined with yellowish olive; tail feathers black, the two outermost pairs for the 

 greater part white ; chin and throat pure white ; remainder of the under surface of the body 

 golden yellow ; axillaries and under wing-coverts pale yellow, [w. p. p. and T. w.] 



2. Distribution. Breeds in the countries bordering the Mediterranean east to Montenegro, 

 including Spain and Portugal, probably S. France, the Balearic Isles, Italy, Sicily, Dalmatia, 

 Bosnia, Montenegro, and Herzegovina. Also in N.W. Africa (Algeria and Tunisia). Winters in 

 Africa, and ranges south to Senegal and the Gold Coast on the west and Lado on the east. 

 Recorded twice from England (Cornwall und Norfolk). [F. c. R. J.] 



BLACKHEADED WAGTAIL [Motacilla jldva melaiioctphala Lichtenstein. German, schwurz- 

 k<~>pfifif. Bachstrlze; Italian, cutrettola capinera]. 



1. Description. Recognised by the deep black feathers round the eye and the ear-coverts. 

 The male differs from the female in coloration. Length 7 in. [178 mm.]. General colour of 

 the upper parts yellowish olive, lighter on the rump ; primaries and secondaries greyish brown, 

 the former narrowly and the latter widely bordered with yellowish olive ; tail feathers black 

 fringed with yellow, the two outer pairs pure white excepting an elongated patch on the margin 

 of the outer web; the whole of the under parts rich golden yellow; axillaries and under wing- 

 coverts paler yellow. The adult female is much less richly coloured, with the head less marked 

 and the under surface of the body whitish washed with olive-yellow, [w. p. p. and T. w.] 



2. Distribution. In Europe this race breeds only in the Balkan Peninsula, South Russia, 

 and the Caucasus ; in Asia, apparently also in Asia Minor and West Persia. In the Balkan 

 Peninsula its range extends from Greece north to S. Dalmatia and the Danube valley. Its 

 regular winter quarters lie in Arabia and North-east Africa, south to British East Africa, Sudan, 

 etc., and it has occurred at least four times in England (three Sussex and one Kent), on Heligo- 

 land, in Italy, Tunisia and Algeria. [F. c. R. J.] 



REDTHROATED-PIPIT [Antkus cervimis Pallas. French, pipi A gorge rcmsse; German, 

 rotkehliger Pieper ; Italian, pispola gola rosso]. 



1. Description. Recognised by the vinous chesnut throat and the black striations of the 

 rump and upper tail-coverts. The adult male differs from the female. Adult male, length 

 6 in. [152 mm.]. General colour of the upper surface sandy brown, with narrow blackish 

 shaft-streaks to the feathers of the head, and with wider and black centres to the mantle and 

 rump; primaries and secondaries blackish brown, fringed with whitish buff; tail similar in 

 colour to the wing, but the outer pair largely white; eyebrow, chin, throat, and upper 

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