204 Mr. F. N. Chasen on the [Ibis, 



and beak pointed abnost vertically to the sky, would chatter 

 its cheery little bar so near to us that ue could see its 

 throat bubbling with every note. 



Motacilla boarula. Grey Wagtail. 



Seen throughout the year, but most plentiful in autumn 

 and winter. In the latter season they were observed in the 

 evacuated villaoes runnino- about the roofs and mud-brick' 

 walls, searching under tiles where possible and commonly 

 entering houses. The Grrey Wagtails fell an easy prey to 

 the troops with their primitive bird-traps, but weve so 

 unsuspicious that it was considered bad sport to catch theui. 

 Tiie same bird would walk into the most obvious trap 

 time after time. 



Motacilla alba. AVliite Wagtail. 



Very common in October and seen tliroughont the winter. 

 Much less plentiful in spring, and very few seen in summer. 

 Some young birds on 5 July and a pair of adults at Baisili, 

 5 August. 



Motacilla flava flava. Blue-headed Wagtail. 

 Several adults at Cakirli 24 September {circa). They 

 came with crowds of Redstarts and Spotted Flycatchers. 



Motacilla flava rayi. Yellow Wagtail. 



Large numbers in flocks of from thirty to sixty birds, or 

 even more, appeared in the vicinity of Karamatli during 

 the last few days in August and beginning of September. 

 Some of them loitered about for several days. These flocks 

 were largely composed of immature birds, i. e. birds of the 

 year. Adults of the present race were seen, and for this 

 reason [ have included all these Yellow Wagtails under the 

 heading of M. f. raijL Further discrimination of species 

 without skins would be impossible. I could not identify the 

 adult of i1/. melanocephala to my satisfaction, but Mnjor 

 Sladen has skins obtained at the mouth of the Vardar. 



Anthus campestris. Tawny Pipit. 



Some noticed simultaneouslv with the increase of AVjiotails 

 in the autumn. 



