6 Mr. P. J. C. McGregor on [Ibis, 



Another flock came under my notice on April 15 after 

 a prolonged blizzard ; but none were observed during the 

 summer, the next records being October 26 and Novem- 

 ber 22, when I saw a few, and December 29, when I saw a 

 couple. 



In 1911 I noticed two on February 8 and one on 

 February 10, the weather at that time being abnormally 

 mild. 



Passer domesticus. House- Sparrow, 



The House-Sparrow is abundarit in the town throughout 

 the year, nesting not only in the willows and poplars, but 

 in crevices of the rudely built stone houses and in the town 

 ramparts. I very seldom observed it during my sojourn in 

 camp and it seems, as a rule, to avoid the open country. 

 On one occasion, however, I saw a small flock being chased 

 by a Sparrow-Hawk near my camp (September 8, 1910). 



Petroiiia petronia exigua. Rock-Sparrow. 

 On April 11, 1910, the weather being boisterous but 

 sunny, my attention was arrested by a loud chorus o£ 

 Sparrow-like chirps from a number of small birds perched 

 on the wall of the Mussulman cemetery, and a closer exami- 

 nation soon enabled me to identify the vocalists as Kock- 

 Sparrows. Their numbers increased rapidly during the 

 following days, despite heavy snowstorms, and by the end 

 of May, not only the cemeteries and fortifications, but the 

 rocky gorges and boulder-strewn hill-sides resounded with 

 their querulous chirping. I found the Rock-Sparrow in 

 great numbers among the ruins of the Citadel at Hassan 

 Kala'a, and it is one of the most conspicuous summer 

 residents at Erzerum. They appear to take their depar- 

 ture comparatively early, as I never saw any after the 

 17th of August. 



Montifringilla alpicola. Snow-Finch. 



The Snow-Finch's melodious call is occasionally to be 

 heard among the rocky slopes between Erzerum and the 

 Deve Royun Pass. 1 first saw the bird on Aiiril 27, 1910, 



