456 * Lieut. J. N. Kennedy on [Ibis, 



until tlie moment came to seize the gun, and thrust them 

 l)ack whenever the shot had been taken. Even so, our fingers 

 would be excruciatingh'^ painful for a few seconds after 

 contact with the metal. We sometimes returned from these 

 expeditions sheeted in ice formed of frozen spray. 



The following notes were nil made during February and 

 March, 1920. 



Garrulus glandarius (subsp. ?). Jay. 



One example was seen in a glen near the town on 2G. ii. 20, 

 and its iiarsh cry was subsequently heard among the trees 

 on several occasions. 



Sturnus vulgaris sophiae. Starling. 

 2 . Novorossisk, 3. ii. 20. 



Four of these birds were seen during a cold spell on 

 3. ii. 20. They were very shy, but one was secured. This 

 is my only record. 



Dr. Hartert says of this skin : "It is Sturiuis r. soph'ur if 

 that is a ' good ' subspecies ; it seems generally quite recog- 

 nisable, but is sometimes difficult to distinguish." 



In the field this Starling struck me as being much lighter 

 in general colourino- than Sturnus v. vulaaris. 



Coccothraustes coccothraustes coccothraustes. Hawfinch. 



cJ . Novorossisk, 2. ii. 20. 



? . Novorossisk, 2. ii. 20. 



A few Hawfinches were always to be seen about the 

 valleys near the tow^n. 



Chloris chloris chloris. Greenfinch. 

 S . Novorossisk, 3. ii. 20. 

 ? . Novorossisk, 3. ii. 20. 

 Fairly common, consorting often with Bramblings. 



Carduelis carduelis (subsp. ?). Goldfinch. 

 ? . Novorossisk, G. ii. 20. 



Flocks were frequently seen, one consisting of over forty 

 birds. They seemed to occur at higher altitudes than most 

 other sjiocies during the cold winds, and I have remarked 



