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attention on landing in the country, for several are almost 

 sure to be met witli whilst wandering over the boulder 

 strewn land in the vicinity of the coast. A nest at Elisan on 

 1 June contained young a few days old. 



[Harriers. — Harriers were very abundant on the plain, 

 but they are most perplexing birds to a field naturalist, and 

 only in cases of adulls or birds in very characteristic phases 

 of plumage could there be sure identification. The adult 

 female of ('ircus cijanens " Ringtail," and the immature 

 C. ceruyinosus in that phase of plumage once designated 

 " Moor Buzzard,''' i. e. dark brown wdth light head, were the 

 most commonly seen.] 



Circus cyaneus. Hen-Harrier. 



Salonica (on the Seres road), in October. At Cavdah 

 Mah and other places on the plain in December, January, 

 and February. A pair suspected of nesting seen through 

 July. 



Circus pygargus. Montagu's Harrier. 

 Several times in the winter. 



Circus seruginosus. Marsh-Harrier. 



Noticed in December, January, and March, but found 

 breeding by Major Sladen. 



Circus macrurus. Pallid Harrier. 



An adult male shot at the end of October. 



Accipiter nisus. Sparrows-Hawk. 



Not uncommon in winter, and most frequently seen in 

 December. The outskirts of deserted villages at the edge of 

 the plain were good localities for this species. 



Buteo buteo. (Common Buzzard. 



Numerous in winter, and seen at intervals during the 

 spring. Observed in a variety of situations : scattered over 

 the hills (pairs were frequenting the wooded country at 

 Paprat in October), on the plain, round the town of Salonica 

 itself, and on the coast to the east of the town in December. 



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