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INSECTIVOR.^. 

 Famihj SAXICOLINJE. 



Genus Saxicola. ( Bechstein.) 



PIED WHEATEAR. 



Saxicola leucomela. 



Mutacilla leucomela, 

 Saxicola leucomela, 



" lug ens. 



Vitijlora leucomela, 

 Traquet leucomele, Motteux 



leucomele, jlfotieux jpleavltanTca, 

 Ehter Steinschmatzer, 



Pallas ; Nor. Comm. Petrop., 



xiv., p. 584. 

 Temminck; Man., 2nd. Edit., 



vol. iii., p. 166. 

 Keyserling and Blasius. 

 schinz. schlegel. 

 Degland. 

 Ltchtenstein ; Cat. des 



doubles du Mus de Berlin, 



p. 33. 

 Bonaparte. 



Of the French. 

 Of the Gteemans. 



Specijic Character s.- — First primary shorter than the third; 

 basal half of two middle tail quilis white, the other half black; 

 tipper tail coverts, white ; under tail coverts slightly tinged with 

 russet. Length of male specimen sent me by Mr. Tristram, six 

 inches; carpus to tip three inches and a half; tarsus one inch. 



