THE IBIS. 



FOURTH SERIES. 



No. III. JULY 1877. 



XXII. — A Contribution to the Ornithology of Asia Minor. 

 By C. G. Danford. 



The following notes result from a trip to Asia Minor during 

 the winter of 1875-76 and the ensuing spring. The list given 

 in no way pretends to be exhaustive, and is only intended as 

 a contribution towards the singularly scanty ornithological 

 literature appertaining to this country. The number of species 

 enumerated will probably appear small^ considering the geo- 

 graphical position of the peninsula. It must, however, be 

 borne in mind that, with the exception of a month''s journey 

 across the interior, the entire time was spent among the 

 Cilician mountains, at elevations of above 3000 feet, and 

 in districts devoid of marshes, and principally consisting of 

 rocks and coniferous woods — conditions very unfavourable to 

 the existence of an avifauna rich in species. Had we collected 

 on the sea-coast-plains during winter, and remained until 

 later in the mountains, a large number of waders, swimmers, 

 and migrants would have been added to the list, as, indeed, 

 previous experience had already shown us. 



Altogether 138 species of birds were found in the raoun- 



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