628 NOTES FROM. THE SOUTH. 



PRATINCOLA RUBICOLA. Stonechat. 



Seen travelling in company with the preceding species after 

 the middle of April, and found scattered through Northern 

 Dalmatia at the end of that month. 



SAXICOLA QENANTHE. Wheatear. 



In Lacroma I observed the Wheatear almost daily from 

 March 10th up to the time of my departure on April 19th. 

 After storms there were whole flocks of them ; in fine weather 

 they were less abundant, and on the mainland much rarer. 



SAXICOLA ISABELLINA. Isabelline Chat. 



I saw solitary birds of this species at Lacroma in the begin- 

 ning of April, and later on observed it almost daily in larger 

 or smaller numbers. On the mainland between Ragusa and 

 Trebinje I saw a great many, all paired. 



MONTICOLA SAXATILIS. Eock-Thrush. 



Two were seen on April 13th in the mountains between 

 Ragusa and Trebinje ; after that often on the mainland, but 

 always at the same spots and in small numbers. 



MONTICOLA CYANEA. Blue Rock-Thrush. 



I saw the first bird of this species on the walls of Ragusa in 

 the latter part of March, and soon afterwards observed a pair 

 on the cliffs of Lacroma. During April fresh couples kept 

 taking up their residence both on the island and the mainland, 

 and were already in full song. North of Ragusa I only found 

 them at an old monastery on the island of Meleda. 



TURDUS MUSICUS. Song-Thrush. 



On March 10th, and for several days afterwards, I saw 

 flocks of these birds at Lacroma, but later on only scattered 

 individuals. 



