200 Mr. F. N. Cliasen on Ike [Ibis, 



Emberiza citrinella. Yellow Bunting. 



Two records only, and, curiously enough, both on 12 Janu- 

 ary (1917 and 1918). The former a small number near the 

 Struma, the latter a single bird. 



Emberiza cirlus. Cirl Bunting. 



Common. Found in flocks all the winter, and in some 

 districts the predominating species as at Oakirli in October. 

 Small flocks could be seen along the road from this place 

 quite up the hills to Sivri, over a scrubby broken area, 

 where the ascent was very rough, and few other birds could 

 be seen. I found some nests at Karamatli and eggs during 

 the latter half of April. Flocks were seen again on the 1st 

 of September, although broods were still being fed on that 

 date. 



Emberiza hortulana. Ortolan. 



Seen in summer. Common at Aracli and Karamatli in 

 April. Mixes freely with E. cirlus. 



Emberiza cia. Meadow-Bunting. 

 Seen commonly in winter and spring. 



{E. schooniclus, a bird at Ormanli in February, was almost 

 certainly a female.) 



Emberiza melanocephala. Black-headed Bunting. 



A common summer bird. Seen 28 April, but I think 

 there were earlier arrivals. It was usually found fre- 

 quenting the cultivated or more or less open stretches of 

 ground. Its chosen haunts were usually where fruit was 

 growing, a patch of currant-bushes, a group of fig-trees, or a 

 vineyard, for instance. The pleasant little song has more 

 music in it than that of most other Buntings. It commences 

 with a " Chit-chit-chit,'^ which is followed by a short musical 

 bar, nicely warbled and repeated twice or, perhaps, three 

 times. The introductory notes may be faltering with a good 

 pause between each note, but the final part of the song comes 

 out with a rush. The introductory notes were omitted by 

 many males heard singing in June. 



I found nests at Mirova, Kurkut, Karamatli, and 



