158 RAMBLES OF A NATURALIST. 
common. I see my first specimen is marked the 26th of 
February; I take it this is a resident species, but that its 
numbers are increased in spring and autumn. 
63. Rock THRUSH, Monticola saxatilis (Linn.) 
A spring and autumn visitor. I met with it on migration, 
and shot two cocks as we were going down the Nile; the 
first in the Memnonium, the second at the village of Radam. 
Is said to be partial to graveyards; but though I went to 
many, I never happened to meet with it there. In fact it is 
much scarcer than the Blue Thrush, of which I have seen 
as many as four inaday. We never met with an adult 
male of either. 
64. BLACK-THROATED CHAT, Saxicola melanoleuca (Giild.) 
The above seems to be the correct specific name, and 
S. eurymelena, H.and E.; and S. zanthomelena, H. and E., 
synonyms. The species is common in Upper Egypt. The 
first I shot was on March 17th, a very bright clear bird with 
black throat and wings. Then afterwards I shot four more 
without black throats (that part being of the same colour 
as the breast and belly,) which I set down as being the 
same, but Messrs. Dresser and E. C. Taylor have examined 
them, and decide that they are the young of the next 
species, S. stapazina (L.) ; but as I am not satisfied about it, 
I shall keep them under the present heading. Probably 
they were birds bred during the winter season further south. 
65. EASTERN BLACK-EARED CHAT, Savicola stapazina 
(Linn.) ; S. amphileuca, Ehr. 
First seen on the roth of April; not so common as the 
* Black-throated Chat. 
