18 Mr. C. G. Danford on the 



extension of the black sides of the throat, which in some cases 

 meet below, enclosing the white. It is not a shy bird during 

 the breeding-season, and generally perches on the tops of the 

 fruit-trees or bushes, whence it utters its sweet clear notes. 

 Few retreats can be more congenial to a bird- lover than these 

 gardens of an otherwise barren land, where such numbers of 

 birds congregate, and which are at certain times of the day 

 absolutely flooded with song. The Robin-Chat has, when 

 undisturbed, a slow flapping flight ; and the great development 

 of the secondaries make this bii'd, when on the wing, appear 

 larger than it actually is. 



92. Pratincola rubicola (L.). 



Not uncommon. A few remain in the sheltered valleys 

 throughout the winter. 



93. Pratincola rubetra (L.), 



Rare. One or two specimens were procured in the moun- 

 tains during April. 



94. Accentor collaris (Scop.). 



Sniall flocks were met with among the cliff's near Zebil, 

 where they fed on the minute seeds of a certain plant. Others 

 were observed on tlie mountain-tops later in the year. The 

 specimens procured are paler than the European form. 



95. Accentor modularis (L.). 



Generally distributed and resident in the Taurus, but not 

 abundant. 



96. Sylvia nisoria, Bechst. 



Common in the bushy districts of the north and in the 

 neighbourhood of Samsoun. 



97. Sylvia orphea, Temm. 



Common in the mountains, gardens, and bush-districts. 

 First occurred at Giaour-licui April 22ud. 



98. Sylvia rueppelli, Temm. 



Not uncommon on the bushy mountain-sides near Anascha, 

 where it arrived on March 25th. This graceful Warbler 

 attracts one's notice by its habit of uttering its pretty song 



