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



places, and in the antumn, when birds of passage are in the 

 country, the vineyards and streamsides literally teem with 

 little Phylloicopine birds. In June also there were plenty ot" 

 Warblers in the vicinity of the villages, bnt, as 1 was not in a 

 position to use a gun, I could only identify the more familiar 

 species. I found the hillside vegetation well worthy of notice 

 during the last week in Auoust. The bushes were loaded 

 with blackberries, and Warblers of a dozen species could be 

 seen dodging about, little birds, yellow, grey, or brown in 

 colour, all slipping through the undergrowth here and there 

 and rarely giving a good chance of observation. Flujlloscoints 

 was usually the predominating genus. On 7 September 

 Warblers were still common, — thronos of Whitethroats. 

 Garden- Warblers, and Blackcaps (these last still in pairs) 

 being found wherever there was a scanty hedgerow or wooded 

 corner. On 12 September 1 made the following note : — 

 '^ It would be diflftcult for any person who has not witnessed 

 such a sight to credit the number of ' Willow-wrens^ — I 

 used the word loosely — in the district where we are camjied 

 at present (C'akirli). The ground is very rough, there are 

 no habitations, cultivated patches, or roads, but simply the 

 hills, broken by gullies and rough tracks. The ground is 

 covered with a kind of dwarf oak — at present bearing 

 acorns, prickly bushes, and brambles. This scrub is 

 haunted by scores of Warblers." Without means of verifi- 

 cation I shall not attempt to describe species, but the (!hi£f- 

 chaft" and Willow-wren were certainly there. These were 

 still common on 3 October. I have added a few notes on 

 the species I could actually name.] 



Phylloscopus collyMta. ChitFchaff. 



The Chifichatf winters in Macedonia, althouoh in no oreat 

 numbers, and no bird can be more reserved in its choice of 

 winter quarters. The Struma plain is intersected by tiny 

 waterways which follow a tortuous course, eventually finding 

 their way into the river. These irregular waterways, 

 together with many isolated ponds, are overgrown with 



