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SAXICOLA ERYTHEMA, 



(ARABIAN CHAT.) 



Saxicola erythrasa, Ehr. Symb. Phys. fol. cc (1829). 

 Saxicola lialophila, Trist. Ibis, 1859, p. 59. 

 Saxicola libanotica, Trist. Ibis, 1867, pp. 91-94, nee Ehr. 

 Saxicola finschii, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 350, no 299 (1869). 

 Saxicola lugens, Licht. nom. MS. Mus. Berol. 



Figura nulla. 



d ad. ast. pileo, nucha, dorso, uropygio et supracaudalibus, pectore et corpore subtus pure albis : capitis 

 lateribus, gula. et gutture usque ad pectus, hypochondriis, scapularibus et tectricibus alarum 

 nigerrimis : remigibus brunnescenti-nigris, secundariis vix albido apicatis : rectricibus centralibus 

 dimidio basali albis, aliter nigris, reliquis albis conspicue uigro terminatis et vix albido apicatis : rostro 

 et pedibus nigris : iride fusca. 



2 ad. pileo, dorso et scapularibus fulvescenti-griseis : uropygio et supracaudalibus albis : cauda ut in mare sed 

 paullo sordidiore : remigibus et tectricibus alarum fulvescenti-nigris fulvido marginatis, his satura- 

 tioribus : superciliis grisescenti-albidis : gula et gutture cum capitis lateribus nigricantibus, plumis 

 omnibus pallide brunneo apicatis : corpore subtus albido. 



d juv. pileo, micha, dorso cum scapularibus albis isabellino adumbratis : alis et cauda ut in femiua picturatis : 

 gula, gutture et capitis lateribus nigris : corpore subtus albo. 



2 juv. feminae adultae similis sed pallidior : gula, gutture et capitis lateribus sordide albidis. 



Adult Male (Bethel, 22nd February). Crown, nape, dorsal region, rump, and upper tail-coverts, breast 

 (except the upper part), abdomen, and under-tail coverts pure white; sides of the head and neck, 

 entire throat down to the upper part of the breast, wings, scapulars, and wing-coverts black ; quills 

 not so dark as the rest of the wing, being more brownish black than jet-black, as are the other black 

 portions of the plumage ; secondaries slightly tipped with dull white ; central tail-feathers pure white 

 on the basal half and jet-black on the terminal portion : other rectrices white, broadly terminated 

 with black, and finally very narrowly tipped with dirty white ; bill and legs black ; iris dark brown. 

 Total length 5j inches, culmen 0'7, wing 3"4i, tail 2 - 35, tarsus 1"05. 



Adult Female (Judaea, 6th February). Crown, back, and scapulars dull brownish grey or dust-colour; 

 rump and upper tail-coverts white; quills blackish brown, narrowly margined with dull fulvous; 

 wing-coverts similar, but blacker ; tail as in the adult male, but rather duller in colour ; superciliary 

 region lighter than the rest of the head ; throat, sides of the neck, and auriculars black, considerably 

 obscured by light dusty brown and dirty white, the feathers being tipped with those colours ; feathers 

 on the centre of the throat more broadly tipped than the rest, giving that portion the appearance of 

 being almost uniform dirty white; rest of the underparts white; under wing-coverts jet-black; legs 

 and bill black ; iris brown. 



