In many respects identical to male Northern Wheatear; greyish crown, 
mantle and back with blackish wings contrasting with white rump, 
black and white tail pattern and a clear huffish breast. Striking white 
supercilium contrasts with forehead colour. The sooty black throat 
was reminiscent of Desert Wheatear O.deserti, but the general coloura- 
tion and the tail pattern was quite different (Desert Wheatear has a 
wholly black tail). In contrast to Black-eared Wheatear, which has a 
clear-cut distinction between the black throat and wings, Seebohm's 
exhibits a narrow blackish line linking its black throat and wing. In 
addition, the Seebohm's had a striking supercilium. 
References 
Cramp, S. (ed) (1988) Handbook of the birds of the Western Palearctic. Vol.5. 
Oxford University Press. 
Goodman, S.M. & Meininger, P.L. (eds) (1989) The birds of Egypt. Oxford 
University Press. 
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