420 Mr. F. C. Scions on 



open water to feed. We also saw two pairs of Sea -Eagles, 

 and a nest of these birds, a huge pile of sticks, in a great fir- 

 tree placed on the hillside above the lake. This nest we 

 did not attempt to inspect, as it was much too late in the 

 season for eggs. 



After reaching the inn we had something to eat, and then 

 packed up our things and started for Sokia. On the plain 

 near the Meander we saw great numbers of Calandra Larks 

 {Melatiocorijpha calandra), but had no time to look for their 

 nests. Seeing a Pied Kingfisher [Ceryle rudis) enter a hole 

 iti the bank of the Meander, we dug it out, and besides 

 catching the bird obtained six perfectly fresh eggs. We 



reached Mr. B. H ^s house in Sokia soon after 1 1 



o'clock and got to bed at midnight. 



The next morning, May 15th, we were up at 4 and rode 

 to an old deserted farmhouse some three miles from Sokia, 

 where we got some more Lesser Kestrels' eggs ; we also found 

 a large colony of Spanish Sparrows, which had built not only 

 all round a Stork's nest, but also all over the branches of the 

 tree in which the Stork's nest stood. There must have been 

 more than a hundred Sparrows' nests in this tree, and nearly 

 all that I examined contained eggs ; the full and usual clutch 

 appearing to be six. On our way back to breakfast we found 

 the nest of a Black-headed Bunting {Emberizu melanocephala) 

 with two eggs ; this nest was placed in a high hedge. 



After breakfast we took a look round Mr. H 's garden, 



and found two Goldfinches' nests and three of the Olivaceous 

 Warbler. The Goldfinches' contained second broods, and one 

 of the nests was so slightly built that, although the bird was 

 sitting on it when we first observed it, the light showed 

 through it. The small compact nests of the Olivaceous 

 Warblers were built among the spines of a spc cies of fir-tree, 

 at a height of ten or twelve feet from the ground, and could 

 with difficulty be seen ; they all contained fresh eggs, four 

 appearing to be the full clutch. At midday I bade adieu to 



my kind friend Mr. B. H , whose cheery companionship 



and knowledge of Greek and Turkish had added so nmch 

 both to the pleasure and to the success of my trip, and took 



