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is the usual number of the eggs; and though Mr. Farman says 

 they are more pointed than other Falcons^ eggs, out of twenty 

 that we obtained, only five (from one nest) were at all elongated, 

 the rest being of the size and shape of those of the Peregrine 

 Falcon, but, as a rule, not so brightly coloured. 



In Macedonia we observed the Saker several times, but, owing 

 to the extraordinary way in which they carry off shot, we were 

 unsuccessful in obtaining any, though we afterwards found no 

 difficulty in shooting them from the nest. 



M. Alleon informs us that the Saker breeds iu holes in some 

 of the ancient Roman aqueducts which pass through the Forest 

 of Belgrade ; but none were there when one of us visited them 

 with him, and the choice of such a situation is certainly quite 

 different from the usual habit of the species. 



23. Falco LANARius, L. Launcr Falcon. 



I cannot be quite positive as to the occurrence of the Lanner 

 in Macedonia, as we could not obtain a specimen; but we shot 

 several times at Falcons which, we believe, were of this species. 

 We were equally unsuccessful in Bulgaria, though we found two 

 or three pairs of Falcons, which no doubt were Lanners, about 

 the same rocks where Mr. Farman had previously found them. 



One nest of four eggs was got in a range of rocks above the 

 Schumla-road station; and the birds, which we saw distinctly, 

 screamed in a manner quite different from the Peregrine Falcon, 

 and were certainly not Sakers. 



24. Falco peregrinus, L. Peregrine Falcon. 



Not observed in Bulgaria, but is tolerably common in Mace- 

 donia during the winter. We shot one immense female which 

 was sitting on a tree in a marsh gorged with food ; but we 

 never observed it except in the neighbourhood of water ; and 

 we may remark that iu Scotland the Falcon's nest almost 

 invariably overhangs either the sea or an inland loch. 



25. Hypotriorchis ^esalon, L. Merlin. 



Common during winter in Greece and Macedonia, but can 

 hardly breed in the country, as we never saw it after March. 



26. Hypotriorchis subbuteo (L.). Hobby. 



A very common summer visitor to Turkey, where it arrives 



