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65. RED-TAILED WHEATEAR. 

 SAXICOLA CHRYSOPYGIA. 



Saxicola chrysopygia, (De Filippi), Ann. Zool. Genov. ii. p. 381 (1863) ; 

 Dresser, ix. p. 31, pi. 638, fig. 1 ; Blanf. E. Pers. ii. p. 151, pi. x. 

 fig. 1 ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Br. Mns. v. p. 389 ; S. Jringi, Hume, Ibis, 

 1871, p. 29. 



Ad. (Persia). Upper parts hair brown, the lores and ear-coverts darker ; 

 rump and upper tail-coverts rufous buff ; wings brown, the secondaries 

 margined and tipped with greyish buff ; tail chestnut red, with a broad 

 subterminal black band ; under parts greyish white, the breast and flanks 

 washed with pale brown, the under tail-coverts with dull chestnut ; bill 

 and lega black ; iris brown. Culmen 0'75, wing 3'7, tail 2 - 75, tarsus 

 TO inch. Sexes similar. 



Hob. Persia, wintering in Baluchistan, Sind, and the plains of 

 N.W. India. 



Inhabits rocky desolate localities and does not differ in 

 habits from its allies. Mr. Zarudny found its nest on the 

 25th May 1892 in Transcaspia, and has sent me one egg 

 which is white with a bluish tinge, very finely dotted at the 

 larger end with pale red, and measures 0'77 by 0'65. 



PRATINCOLA, Koch, 1816. 



66. WHINCHAT. 

 PRATINCOLA RUBETRA. 



Pratincola rubetra, (Linn.) Syst. Nat. i. p. 332 (1766); Naum. iii. p. 903, 

 Taf. 89, fig?. 3,4(1823) ; Hewitson, i. p. 108, pi. 30, fig. 2 ; Newton, 

 i. p. 344 ; Dresser, ii. p. 255, pis. 37, 38 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. 

 iv. p. 179 ; Saunclers, p. 27 ; Lilford, iii. p. 20, pi. 10. 



Tarier, French ; Cartaxo, Portug. ; Tardbilla grande, Span, ; 

 Stiactino, Ital. ; WiesenschmcUzer, German ; Paapje, Dutch ; 

 Brunstrubet DigesmutU, Dan.; BuskshvcUte t ISTorweg.; SusJsskvdtta, 

 Swed. ; Pensatasku, Finn. ; Tschekkan lugovoi, Russ. 



$ ad. (England). Upper parts blackish brown, the feathers margined 

 with rufescent ochre ; rump more rufescent ; upper tail-coverts yellowish 

 white, with a median blackish spot near the tip ; wings dark brown, with 

 a double white patch ; superciliary stripe, chin, and sides of the throat 

 white ; sides of the face and neck blackish brown, under parts pale rufous, 

 except the abdomen, which is dull white ; central tail-feathers and ter- 

 minal portion of remaining feathers blackish brown, the basal portion 

 white ; bill and legs black ; iris brown. Culmen 0*58, wing 2*9, tail T95 r 



