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ted. To attain this object I went in the beginning of June to Zágráb, 
where Mr. SPIRIDION BRUSINA, director of the Museum of Zágráb, left the 
whole collection to my disposal. 
The Saxicola melanoleuca and Saxicola aurita is largely represen- 
ted in that Museum and most of the specimens are originating from the 
Hungarian Littoral. There are adults in spring and autumn plumage and 
young ones in first plumage. 
My attention was specially eaptured by an adult male Black-throated 
Chat, whose head, back and belly were already suffused with buff, the wings 
deep blaek broadly margined with buff. This specimen originates from the 
environs of Fiume dated August the 24 1888. Besides these there are 
nine others from the same locality and of the same dates; among which I 
noticed a young in nest-plumage from the 28 August and two adults, 
collected on the 17* and 231 April, both in intact autumn plumage only 
the wing and tailfeathers worn off a little. 
Of the Black-eared Chat (Saa icola aurita, Tem.) there are also seve- 
ral Hungarian specimens originating from Fiume and collected in August 
and September, most of which in first plumage. 
Finally I ought to mention, that not only that specimen of the Black- 
eared Chat, which I collected at Novi, but also most of the adult males 
contained in the Zágráb collection are nearly identical in plumage to the 
form, which Orrmar REISER * restitutes as a good species under the name 
of Saxicola amphileuca Hrmpr. & Enke. According to my opinion the 
Saxicola amphileuca is to be decidedly considered as a synonym of the 
Saxicola aurila Temm. because it is only a state of coloration, du to the 
wearing off of the feathers. 
* Materialien zu einer Ornis Balcanica II. p. 46. Tafel IT. 
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