330 Messrs. Elwes and Buckley on the Birds of Turkey. 



205. Glareola pratincola (L.). 



Never seen by us, as it does not arrive until May, when it is 

 very common in the Dobrudscha, and breeds in colonies on the 

 dry ground, very often in newly-sown millet-fields. 



206. Glareola nordmanni, Fischer. (Ibis, 1868, pi. viii.) 

 We obtained one specimen from Mr. Robson, which had been 



shot near the Bosphorus by him. 



207. (Edicnemus crepitans, Temm. 



One was shot near Shitangik at the end of April, the only 

 time the bird was seen by either of us. It is probably a sum- 

 mer visitor, as the climate of Bulgaria, notwithstanding its 

 southern latitude, is very cold in winter, and many birds which 

 are tolerably hardy do not remain during that season. Indeed, 

 as a rule, all the birds which migrate southward in England, 

 do so here also. 



208. Charadrius pluvialis, L. 



Common in Macedonia, and found occasionally both in Epirus 

 and the east of Turkey. 



209. Squatarola helvetica (L.). 

 Found in Epirus by Lord Lilford. 



210. ^Egialitis hiaticula (L.). 

 Specimens were in Mr. Robson's collection. 



211. tEgialitis cantianus (Lath.). 



Very common on the Bulgarian coast, where we found a nest 

 of two eggs on the 8th of April. 



212. iEoiALiTis cuRONicus (Gmcl.). 



A few frequent the streams of Bulgaria, where they breed. 

 It is also found on the Bosphorus. 



213. Vanellus cristatus, Bechst. 



Abundant on the mainland and islands, according to Lord 

 Lilford. Observed by us in Eubpea, near Chalcis. 



214. H^MATOPUS ostralegus, L. 



Seen in the Gulf of Salonica, but apparently not common. 



215. Strepsilas interpres (L.). 

 Sncn occasionally on the coast. 



