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generally selected for the purpose. On the 1st of January I observed 

 a pair of golden eagles ; the female was on her eyry, while the male 

 was busily employed breaking off branches from the tree : as they 

 always roost in their eyries, they were probably repairing it, having 

 most likely suffered from a heavy gale of wind the day before. 



Falco brachydactylus. Not uncommon. 



F. leucocephalus. Common, and generally observed in the marshes 

 or those parts of the plains free from wood ; solitary, and commonly 

 seen sitting on the ground or perched on any slight eminence, where 

 they keep so good a look-out that it is difficult to approach within 

 shot. 



F. palumbarius. One was shot in the act of devouring a rook 

 which he had just killed. 



F. nisus. Common. 



F. milvus. Most numerous, and seem fond of society, as they 

 roost in company ; upwards of fifty of these birds were seen one 

 evening about sunset, sitting upon one tree along with a F. brachy- 

 dactylus. 



F. buteo. Very common. 



F. lag opus. One seen. 



. cyaneus. I y ery common j ri the marshes. 



F. rufus. J * 

 Strix bubo. "] 



S. otus. > Common. 



S. passer ina. J 



Corvus corax. Common. 



C. corone. Not so common as the above. 



C. comix. Most numerous. 



C.frugilegus. Though most numerous at this season, no rookery 

 was ever observed in any part of the country, nor could I ascertain 

 whether they were known to breed ; therefore probably they are of 

 regular passage as at Corfu. 



C. collaris (mihi). This bird, though strongly resembling the 

 C. monedula, yet on close examination differs so materially that I 

 have ventured to consider it as an entirely distinct species. The ring 

 jackdaw is about the same size as the common jackdaw, but differs 

 in having the hinder part of the head of a light silvery gray, and a 

 large white crescented patch on each side of the neck, the whole of 

 the back and upper tail-covers dusky and shaded with ash ; throat 

 black, the whole of the lower parts lead-colour, each feather darker 

 in the centre, the ring on the female not quite so conspicuous as in 

 the male : these birds are most numerous in all the towns and vil- 

 lages of Macedonia ; they were also seen in great numbers in Thes- 

 saly, and in one instance only in Albania. The C. monedula was 

 never observed. 



Garrulus pica. Most numerous, and may be seen every evening 

 in long strings repairing to the reeds on the banks of the Vardar and 

 Karrasmak, where, along with the starlings, they roost in myriads. 



G. glandarius. I was unfortunately unable to procure a specimen 

 of these birds while in Macedonia ; though common, they were so 



