General Distribution. — The eastern form of the Black-eared 

 Wheatear breeds in the east of southern Europe, from 

 Croatia and Dalraatia through the Balkan Peninsula to 

 southern Russia, Palestine, Asia Minor, and Persia, and 

 perhaps in southern Italy. On migration it occurs in Italy, 

 Egypt, and Nubia, and winters in the Egyptian Sudan and 

 Abyssinia, apparently wandering to Tripoli and Tunisia. 

 Birds from Persia have been recognised as a distinct race. 



(Enanthe occidentalis. Western Black-theoated 



Wheatear. 



SaxiCOla occidentalis Sahadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 

 xxiii. 1886, p. 116 : Italy. 



Saxicola stapazina (Vieillot) ; Seehohm, Oat. Birds S. M. v. 1881, 

 p. 387 ; -B. O. U. List, Isted. 1883, p. 6; Saunders, Manual, 

 2nd ed. 1899, p. 23. 



Occidentalis = western. 



Distribution in the British Islands. — A Rare Visitor. It has 

 occurred in Lancashire, May 1875 ; Yorkshire, Sept. 1892 ; 

 Kent, May 1906 and 1912 ; Fair Isle, Shetlands, Sept. 1907 ; 

 St. Kilda, Sept. 1911. 



General Distribution. — The Western Black-throated Wheat- 

 ear breeds in the south-western parts of Europe from Spain 

 to western Italy and Sicily ; also in north-west Africa. It 

 winters in west Africa. 



CEnanthe deserti. Western Desert Wheatear. 



Saxicola deserti Temminek, PI. Col. 359, 1825, fig. 2 : 



Egypt. 



Saxicola deserti Temin. ; Seebohm, Cat. Birds B. M. v. 1881, 

 p. 383 ; B. 0. U. List, 1st ed. 1883, p. 7 ; Saunders, Manual, 

 2nd ed. 1899, p. 25. 



Deserti, gen. of desertum=a, desert. 



Distribution in the British Islands. — A Rare Visitor. It has 



