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chickweedj freshly plucked feathers, and wool; some con- 

 tained six egg's. Arrived at Semlin at 6 p.m. 



June 2nd. Arose at 4 a.m. and crossed to Belgrade, 

 whence we took the steamer for Orsova ; owing to the 

 amount of flood, the river was in many places two or three 

 miles in width. The country was flat on the Hungarian 

 bank, hilly on the Servian ; and in many parts both banks 

 are well wooded. The birds observed were a solitary Gull- 

 billed Tern, near Semendria, and many White-tailed Eagles, 

 Black Kites, and Black Terns. At Bazias the river enters 

 the mountains, and the scenery becomes extremely fine, cul- 

 minating in the indescribable Kasan Pass, where the mighty 

 river runs between precipitous cliff's, in many places 2000 feet 

 in height, and in the narrowest part in a channel only 180 

 yards in width. Near the base of these cliffs on each side a 

 road has been hewn out of the solid rock — the one on the 

 right bank completed by Trajan in a.d. 103, and that on 

 the left bank is a carriage-road of modern date. In this pass 

 the Griffon Vulture appeared to be not uncommon, and several 

 were seen on the wing or seated on the ledges far above. 

 A pair of Ruddy Sheldrake, disturbed by the steamer, flew 

 close by us. We arrived at Orsova at 4 p.m. and took a 

 carriage to Turn Severin, in Roumania, in order to see the 

 celebrated Iron Gate. Eagles were very numerous over the 

 forest-clad mountains of this part of Wallachia, and the 

 Whinchat, Red-backed Shrike, White Wagtail, and, I think, 

 Rock-Thrush were noted. We had now arrived at our 

 journey^s end and the beginning of our return ; and it is 

 enough to say that after a few days spent in the beautiful 

 city of Pesth, we arrived home on the 8th of June. 



It will be seen from the foregoing that the following list 

 was compiled in the extreme S.E. corner of Slavonia, a dis- 

 trict forming a narrow triangle of which Semlin is the apex, 

 the Save the southern boundary, a line from Kupinovo to 

 Obrez the western, and one from Obrez through Dobanovci 

 to Semlin the northern. This tract of country is flat or 

 gently undulating, about 200 feet above sea-level, and totally 



