uji, the Birds of Turkey. 71 



ing in the month of February. Some pairs, indeed, must have 

 commenced nidification as early as Christmas ; for a nest was 

 found on t|ie 1 7th February, containing two young ones at least 

 a week old. The nests were usually placed on large willows or 

 poplars, and from these eyries we obtained a view which seldom 

 gladdens the eye of a naturalist. Here and there one could see 

 small parties of Cranes stalking about amongst the bog-myrtle 

 bushes. Great White Herons in snowy grandeur wading solemnly 

 in the reeds, Pygmy Cormorants sitting on the branches which 

 ovei'hung the water, flocks of Little Gulls hawking like Swallows 

 in the bright sunshine, Ducks of a dozen species flying about 

 in every direction. Smews and Grebes diving in the streams 

 which intersect the marsh. Harriers and Eagles sailing over 

 the tops of the reeds and striking occasionally at some unwary 

 Duck; while waders and warblers of many kinds frequented the 

 outskirts of this ornithological paradise. Indeed the days that 

 we spent at Luko Monastir, a small monastery on the edge 

 of this morass, were among the pleasantest of our tour; and 

 what with Pheasant- and Duck-shooting in the mornings, nest- 

 ing and Eagle-shooting in the afternoons, and skinning in the 

 evenings, our time was fully occupied. 



? 13. Haliaetus leucohypha (Pall.). Pallas^s Sea-Eagle. 



The only authority we have for including this bird in our list 

 is that of Mr. Farman (Ibis, 1869, p. 202) ; and though we 

 searched all the localities he mentions, we never observed it. 

 M. Alleon has never obtained it ; but as it is known to breed in 

 the Crimea (Zoologist, 1857, p. 5354), it doubtless wanders 

 occasionally to the Turkish coast of the Black Sea. 



14. Pandion halijEetus (L.). Osprey. 



Not uncommon near A'^arna, and breeds in the woods about 

 Gubedjie, but never observed elsewhere by us. It is said to be 

 common about the mouth of the Danube, and is found by M. 

 Alleon to be resident in the forest of Belgrade. 



15. BuTEO vulgaris, Bechst. Common Buzzard. 



Not uncommon in the wooded districts of Macedonia and 

 Bulgaria. 



