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with the exception of the central pair, which are wholly 

 brown. Chin and throat white; rest of underparts wliite, 

 washed on flanks and abdomen with pale buff. Bill black ; 

 tarsi and toes horn-brown. Wing 46 mm. ; bill 12 ; 

 tarsus 18. 



Habitat. Wadi el Natron, Lower Egypt, where it is 

 resident. (The Wadi el Natron is a small oasis about 

 30 miles west of the Nile.) 



Type in British Museum : No. 1253. Coll. M. J. Nicoll, 

 22. iii. 1910. Wadi el Natron, Lower Egypt. 



This new subspecies comes nearest to PHnia gracilis 

 gracilis (Licht.), but has a much larger bill and longer 

 wings. 



The typical form was described from Nubia, and is also 

 found in Dongola and at Shendi, while of recent years I 

 have found it in the Fayoum, Middle Egypt, where it is 

 resident. 



The Avhole of the Delta is inhabited by P. g. delta 

 Reichenow, a more olive-coloui'cd form which also inhabits 

 Palestine and southern Asia Minor. 



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