216 Zoological Society* 



Cypselus murarius. 111. M. May 24. Very abundant. Arrives 

 beginning of May, leaves late in September. 



Merops Apiaster, Linn. F. May 20. Gizzard full of insects. 

 Arrives middle of May, leaves latter end of September. 



^Coracias garrulus, Linn. September 6. Common in various lo- 

 calities. Arrives early, and departs late in September. 



Collurio minor, Vig. August 6. Common. Frequents haycocks. 

 Arrives beginning of August, leaves middle of September. 



Oriolus galbula, Linn. F. September 2. Rather rare. Found 

 in willow- trees. Arrives early in August and departs middle of Sep- 

 tember. 



'^Cinclus aquaticus, Bechst. F. December 9. Very few seen. 

 Frequenting a mountain stream. Shy : flies rather high : food, small 

 Crustacea. Eyes light hazel. Two small oval appendages, one on 

 each side of the rectum ; hollow, and communicating with its cavity. 

 The down on the breast very thick. 



Motacilla alba, Linn. Not uncommon. Arrives end of September 

 and departs end of October. Migratory. 



Budytes melanocephala, Savi. M. June 7. Very common on moist 

 ground : food, insects. Arrives middle of April and leaves early in 

 November. 



Phaenicura ruticilla. Swains. M. April 29. A straggler : found 

 in a garden in Erzeroom. 



*Saa:icola (Enanthe, Bechst. Eyes hazel. Frequents rills ; also 

 found on adjacent hills. 



Saxicola (Enanthe, Bechst. M. May 27. Common all over the 

 neighbourhood. Food, coleopterous insects and caterpillars. 



Saxicola rubetra, Bechst. A few seen in April. 



*Erythaca rubecula. Swains. (In spirit.) Found in a stony ravine 

 in November ; the only one yet noticed. 



Sylvia hippolais, Peiin. August 15. A few seen on high thistles, 

 in moist situations, from the commencement of April to the middle 

 of October. Migratory. 



Salicaria Cetti ? Gould. October 28. Caught in a stable after 

 the first falls of snow. Neither this bird nor several others of the 

 same family procured at the time had any tails. 



Anthus arboreus, Bechst. 



Anthus rufescens, Temm. F. June 2. Found on the adjacent 

 hills. Gizzard filled with coleopterous insects. 



Alauda Calandra, Pall. Rather numerous : frequents fields. Ar- 

 rives end of October and departs late in September. Migratory. 



Alauda arvensis, Linn. Very common in summer. 



"^ Alauda ? Not very common. Food, the grain found 



among horses' dung. This variety differs from the preceding spe- 

 cies in the construction of the bill. It is only found in winter, and 

 occurs in flocks, in company with the Horned Lark (Alauda peni- 

 cillata). 



Alauda brachydactyla, Temm. Seen in large flocks. Only noticed 

 from 21st of April to 28th of May. Frequents fields and the hills. 

 The cock is of a brighter colour than the hen, and has its ears and 

 the spot on the breast much darker. 



