RHODOPECHYS.
Bill very strong ; tail comparatively short, slightly forked; inhabits stony, rocky hills ; nest in bush or tree; eggs faint greenish white, grey spotted.
Rhodopechys sanguinea aliena Whitaker.
Above sandy brown, spotted black on back ; centre of crown and nape black, hind neck ashy, rump brown, quills slightly margined carmine ; beneath, throat whitish, tinged rosy, flanks brown, abdomen white, slightly rosy tinged, pectoral band grey. Wing ror.5 (Whitaker). Bill brownish yellow with black
tip. Legs and feet black. ? Forehead and crown brighter brown, throat with no rosy tinge.
Resident.—S. E. Morocco (Atlas Mountains).
The typical race "R. s. sanguinea" is W. Asiatic.