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144. Pyrrhula major, Brehm. 



Generally distributed in the mountains. This appears to 

 be the large form. 



145. Carpodacus erythrinus (Pall.). 



Common among the copse-woods on the mountains near 

 the Black Sea. It certainly breeds in this district; for, 

 although the nest was not found, eggs, which would have 

 been laid next day, were taken from some of the specimens 

 shot. It is a tame bird, very partial to the road-sides. The 

 males were in very fine plumage, and frequented the bushes 

 of wild roses, then in full bloom, looking, as they sat there, 

 not unlike roses themselves. 



146. Erythrospizia sanguine a, Gould. 



A few specimens were met with in the barren districts, both 

 to the south and north of Kaisariyeh. 



147. CoccoTHRAUSTES VULGARIS (Pall.) . Room-kush (Greek 



bird). 



Generally common in the mountains. Small flocks entirely 

 composed of females were sometimes met with. 



148. Sturnus vulgaris, L. Sivrijek. 

 Occurred in small flocks throughout the country. 



149. Sturnus purpurascens, Gould, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 219. 

 A bird shot from a small flock met with to the north of 



Csesarea proves to belong to this species. It is probably not 

 rare in this district. 



150. Pastor roseus, L. 



Flocks were observed about some of the villages of the in- 

 terior about the middle of May. 



151. Pyrrhocorax ALPiNus (VieilL). 



Common throughout the mountains. This species consorts 

 with P. graculus while feeding in the valleys, but breeds apart 

 and much higher up. When on the Kur Mountain, at An- 

 ascha, our attention was drawn to a number of these birds 

 which kept arriving at a certain place and disappearing in a 

 mysterious way. On going up to the spot the reason was 

 apparent. Among the loose stones on a small level was a 



