•212 Mr. F. N, Chasen 07i the [Ibis, 



Several nests were found. The number of adult birds was 

 augmented in September, but by 9 October the species was 

 absent from some places where it had been common during 

 the preceding months. 



CEnanthe hispanica. Black-eared Wheatear. 



A pair at Orljak, 26 May. C)ne — an adult male of the 

 l)lack-t!iroated variation — at Aracli, 13 x4pril A few others 

 throughout May. 



Accentor modularis. Hedge-Sparrow. 



Only three records. l\vo seen in February and one in 

 January, all on the Struma plain. All observers seem 

 agreed as to the scarcity of the Hedge-Sparrow in southern 

 Macedonia. 



Cinclus cinclus. Dipper. 



Found in a few widely scattered localities, but the country 

 is not at all suited to their requirements. In October heavy 

 rains had the effect of changing the dry pebbly river-bed at 

 Gumisdere into a torrent, and a few Dippers appeared. 

 They stayed until the water ceased to rush down from the 

 hills, which was only a matter of a fev/ days. 



Troglodytes troglodytes. Wren. 



Frequently seen, but not common. Noticed on the banks 

 of the Struma in February and January, and at Aracli 

 in April. 



Muscicapa striata. Spotted Flycatcher. 



Oonnnon in spring and autumn, especially so at the latter 

 season. Seen 16 April. For the last half of August and 

 first tew days of September they were very numerous, the 

 increase in numbers corresponding to similar increases in 

 the ranks of the Redstarts, etc. I have rarely seen so many 

 as in the fruit-growing district of Sirt Dere on 8 September. 

 In fact, a jiair or more seemed a necessary adjunct to each 

 fig-tree or vine. On 20 September they were still common, 

 but there was a decrease by 3 October. These Flycatchers 

 would ignore the butterflies swarming about them, but would 

 dart at the largest of the Hynienoptera, giving each a sharp 



