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higher up the valley than Gorgeny. The Chaffinch and the 

 Wren we found far up among the pines^ the former frequent- 

 ing the uppermost limit of the pine-growth at nearly 4000 

 feet elevation. The Goshawk and the Sparrow-hawk were 

 also noticed. 



Virtually our collecting ceased with our last day's stay at 

 Fanczal^ which, though merely a forest station for the ac- 

 commodation of the ForstmeisterSj is a comfortable chalet- 

 built house, beautifully situated at the junction of the Gor- 

 geny and Fanczal valleys. From Fanczal we returned to 

 Gorgeny Szent Imri, and proceeded to Maros-Vasarhely 

 (which latter place we had made our headquarters during our 

 excursions in the Mezoseg and Szekler Land), and shortly 

 afterwards went on to Klausenburg. From Klausenburg we 

 made several short and not very productive trips. Harvie 

 Brown visited the salt-mines of Maros-Ujvar; and we paid a 

 visit to Szent Mihaly, by the kind invitation of Count Albert 

 V. Banffy. Here we procured a fine specimen of the Short- 

 toed Eagle, the only one seen by us in the country. 



We ought to have mentioned before that, previously to our 

 visit to the Mezoseg, we spent a week at Hatzeg in the south- 

 west of the country, and in the Klopotiva valley^, under the 

 chamois-haunted Ketjezat, we obtained specimens of the 

 Meadow-Bunting and Rock -Thrush. At Rea we had the 

 pleasure of inspecting the rich collection of birds, fish, and 

 minerals belonging to Herr Adiim v. Buda, in whose house 

 we were hospitably entertained during the greater part 

 of our stay in that neighbourhood. To Herr Buda we 

 are also indebted for a full catalogue of the birds of his 

 district and some notes thereon. Most of those have been 

 procured by his brother, Herr Carl v. Buda, and himself 

 near Hatzeg. 



One word as to the mineral wealth of Transylvania. Per- 

 haps no land in Europe, of its size, is so rich in metals, yield- 



* This river, at diiFerent parts of its course, takes different names. 

 Above the village of Klopotiva and in the mountains it is called Le- 

 pusnik; at the entrance to the gorge, Klopotiva j and lower down, Sebes 

 (or swift-flowing). 



