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11. Saxieola isabellina, Ruppell. ISABELLINE 

 WHEATEAR. 



Hab. Resident in N.E. Africa, from Abyssinia to 

 Egypt; also in Palestine. Breeds as well in S.E. Russia 

 and temperate Asia, migrating southward in winter. 



The only recorded occurrence is that of a female shot in 

 Cumberland (1887), and identified by Mr. Saunders. 



12. Saxieola stapazina (VieiU.). BLACK-THROATED 



WHEATEAR. 



Hab. Western Europe, north to the Loire in France, 

 south to extreme North-west Africa. 



Male : forehead white ; crown, nape and mantle pale 

 reddish-buff, darker after summer moult ; lower back 

 white ; wings (both above and below) black ; two middle 

 tail-feathers black ; remainder white, slightly margined 

 with black ; throat and cheeks black ; under parts white 

 tinged with buff; bill and feet black. Length 5*70; 

 wing 3*60. Female : has mantle bufnsh-brown ; wings 

 dark-brown, and throat only mottled with black. 



This species also has only occurred once, namely, in 

 1875, when an adult male was shot in Lancashire. 



13. Saxieola deserti, Temm. DESERT WHEATEAR. 

 Hab. North Africa, from Morocco to Egypt ; also 



from Arabia and Palestine to Central Asia. Migrating 

 southward in winter. A rare straggler to Europe. 



Male : upper plumage sandy-buff; scapulars and 

 under wing-coverts mostly black ; secondaiy quills brown, 

 with lighter margins ; primaries black, with pale margins 

 to inner webs ; upper tail-coverts white ; tail black, 

 except just at base ; cheeks and throat deep black, 

 bordered by a white line above eye ; lower plumage white, 

 tinged with buff; bill and feet black. Length 6*00. 

 Female : duller, greyer and lacks black on throat and wings. 



