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1921 .] Birds of Lower Egypt. 
78. (Enanthe oenanthe snbsp. ? Common Wheatear. 
Numerous both in spring and autumn. This species 
passes through from late March until late in May, and 
during the month of September. 
I have not yet examined my skins oE this bird, so cannot 
say to which form they belong. I have frequently seen 
many birds sitting in the sont-trees, in the shade of a 
branch, gaping with the heat, at which time they are easy 
to approach, and are readily caught in a net-trap baited with 
a mealworm. 
79. (Enanthe deserti deserti. Desert Wheatear. 
Seen occasionally throughout the year. A brood of young- 
birds usually appeared during August, but I never dis¬ 
covered the nest. Frequently observed perching on trees. 
Adult males are commoner during the latter part of April. 
An immature bird shot on 8 August, 1917, had a large green 
tick adhering to its eyelid. 
80. (Enanthe deserti albifrons. Eastern Desert Wheatear. 
In, I think, March 1917, I shot an adult male, which Mr. 
M. J. Nicoll referred to (E. d. atrogularis { — albifrons). I 
later (8-15 March, 1919) shot other birds which appeared to 
belong to this form when compared with GH. d. deserti ; but 
one of them, which Dr. Hartert kindly examined, is believed 
by him to be referable to the latter form. As I have no 
more of my skins by me I must leave the question in this 
unsatisfactory condition. 
81. (Enanthe hispanica xanthomelsena. Eastern Black- 
throated Wheatear, 
Both Black-throated and Black-eared forms of this 
species pass through the Abu Zabal on both migrations 
somewhat later than the Common Wheatear, the male 
being earlier than the female in each case. 
82. (Enanthe lencomela cypriaca. Eastern Pied Wheatear. 
On 5 November, 1919, I shot the first authenticated 
specimen of this species in Egypt. The skin is in the Giza 
