. Egyptian birds : for the most part seen in the Nile Valley . THE WHITE-RUMPED CHAT 73 of their movements, and their habit of flying onin advance as one approaches, and then settlingagain on some prominent point till a nearer approachsends it on again with a flick of its tail till itfinds another suitable perching spot. In the mostout-of-the-way desolate places, where not one bladeof vegetation shows itself, and all is yellow sand andhard grey rock baking in the sun, there you will aslikely as not find Chats of one kind or another, theonly living thing, seemingly, in this great drearyexpanse;

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. Egyptian birds : for the most part seen in the Nile Valley . THE WHITE-RUMPED CHAT 73 of their movements, and their habit of flying onin advance as one approaches, and then settlingagain on some prominent point till a nearer approachsends it on again with a flick of its tail till itfinds another suitable perching spot. In the mostout-of-the-way desolate places, where not one bladeof vegetation shows itself, and all is yellow sand andhard grey rock baking in the sun, there you will aslikely as not find Chats of one kind or another, theonly living thing, seemingly, in this great drearyexpanse; the dreariness never, however, seems toaffect them. No one has ever seen a Chat in lowspirits; it is always happy and lively, a very IMarkTapley amongst birds. 10 THE BLUE-THROATED WARBLER Cyanecula suectca Pluma£re of back and top of head dull grey-brown; alight butt stripe above eye; throat and breast brilliantcobalt-blue, with a white spot at the top of breast, a brightrufous bar edges the blue on the lower breast, this red barsometimes being separated

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