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The White-rumped Chat feeds almost exclusively on coleoptera and various other sorts of 

 insects ; but Dr. Brehm states that he has known it to eat the seeds of the pomegranate. 



I am unfortunately unable to describe the nest and eggs of this species, as I do not possess 

 them in my collection, and have been unable to borrow them any where. 



The specimens figured and described are in the collection of Captain Shelley, excepting the 

 adult male, which is a Nubian specimen in my own collection. 



In the preparation of the above article I have examined the following specimens : — 



E Mus. II. E. Dresser. 



a, rf. Algerian Sahara, b, c. Egypt [Shelley), d. Egypt (E. C. Taylor). e,f. Egypt (Ropers), g. Ghizeh, 

 Egypt (S. S. Allen), h, J. Hill of Abou Seir, Second Cataract, Nubia (J. Barrett). 



E Mus. II. B. Tristram. 



o, 6, b, cj, c, cJ, d, 5. Gardaia, Algeria, December 1856. e, d . Guinara, December 13th, 185-t. /, 2. 

 Engedi, January 23rd, 1801 [H. B. T.). g, 6. Ras Feshkhah, January 15th, 1864 (H. B. T.). h, $. 

 Jehel Usdum, January 26th, 1864 (H. B. T.). i, 2 . 



E Mus. Howard Saunders, 

 a. Egypt, 1868 (Rogers). 



E Mus. G. E. Shelley. 



a, 2, b, 2, c, 2, d, 2 , e, <S jm>.,f,pullus. Nubia, April 1870 (G. E. Shelley), g, A . Assouan, Egypt, 1868 

 (G. E. S.). h, 6. Egypt, April 1870 (G. E. S.). 



E Mus. lierol. 



a, b, c, d, e,f. Egypt (Hempr. &; Ehr.). g, h, i. Nubia (H. &f Ehr.). j. Tor (H. § Ehr.). k, I, m, n. Arabia 

 (H. i,- Ehr.). 0. Constantine, Algeria (Bnvry). 



