Gould commented that this species was similar to the Grey-capped Stonechat of the previous illustration (see Asia, IV, pl. plate 28), but lacked the buff plumage colouring under the tail. The specimens illustrated came from the Crimea peninsula.
The birds are depicted lifesize.
DISTRIBUTION: South-central Eurasia from Roumania east through Russia and southwestern Siberia south to northern and central Iran, Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, northwestern India and western and north-central China. Winters from Arabia and south Iran south to northeastern Africa