292 Messrs. C. G. Danford and J. A. Harvie Brown on 



but from his description we think it is undoubtedly Falco 

 sacer [vera) that is meant. Herr v. Pelzeln has informed 

 Danford tliat he considers it much more likely that F. sacer 

 occurs in Transylvania than F. lanarius. Both species have 

 occurred^ however, on the Theiss {Zelebor) . 



*6. Falco peregrinus, Gmel. Sohjom. 



Not common. We only saw one, and that in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Gorgeny. Hatzeg and Miihlbach are other lo- 

 calities. It is more abundant in winter. 



Obs. Graf Lazar thinks that Fako peregrinoides occurs in 

 Transylvania. 



*7. Falco subbuteo, L. 



Common. We got one and saw sundry other specimens at 

 Ziih, in the Mezoseg. It is said to breed in the country, but 

 does not remain over the winter. 



^8. Falco ^salon, Tunstall. Torpe Sdlyom (Dwarf Falcon) . 



A bird of passage, chiefly to be found in winter, and not 

 breeding in the country. Danford has seen them in autumn ; 

 and probably on one occasion we saw it during our visit to 

 the Mezoseg. Herr Buda Elek says that he has never ob- 

 served them later than the middle of March, and that the 

 young birds are the commonest. 



*9. Falco vespertinus, L. Veres Idbu Sdlyom (Red-footed 

 Falcon) . 



Common. We saw them in the south at Hatzeg, where 

 they had been very numerous, but were then leaving, the 

 migration generally lasting there from the middle of April 

 to the beginning of May. We found them again further 

 north at Zah, in the Mezoseg, where they seemed to be 

 breeding. A few solitary birds may be met with during 

 the autumn. Herr Otto says they nest in the poplar trees 

 near houses. Writing at Benczencz, in 1860, Graf Lazar says 

 they " used to come every second year in flocks of 2000 or 

 3000, but now^ since the last three years, come annually." 



10. Falco cenchris, Cuv. Feher kormu Vercse (White- 

 clawed Tower-Hawk) . 



Herr Buda Adam says that this bird is not uncommon at 



