630 NOTES FROM THE SOUTH. 



MOTACILLA ALBA. White Wagtail. 



On April 20th a few were seen on the banks of the river 

 Cettina in the north of Dalmatia. 



BUDYTES MELANOCEPHALUS. Black-headed Wagtail. 



Seen in great numbers on April 22nd and 23rd on the 

 fringes of the marshes of the Lago di Vrana and the lagoons 

 at Nona in the north of Dalmatia. 



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 PARUS MAJOR. Great Tit. 



PARUS C^RULEUS. Blue Tit. 



I frequently observed solitary individuals of both species at 

 Lacroma in the end of March. 



UPUPA EPOPS. Hoopoe. 



The first Hoopoe which I saw at Lacroma, on March 14th, 

 seemed to be very tired with a long journey and could hardly 

 fly. Up to March 28th I observed no more, but after that 

 date they were daily to be seen in larger or smaller numbers, 

 and were most abundant on April 16th and 17th. On the 

 mainland I did not come across a single individual. 



SITTA NEUMAYERI. Syrian Nuthatch. 



After the beginning of April I often observed a few pairs 

 of this remarkable Nuthatch high up in the almost barren 

 mountains on the road between Ragusa and Trebinje. They 

 clambered about the rocks, and sometimes sat resting on the 

 tops of the stones, uttering a low song-like twittering. 



TICHODROMA MURARIA. Wall-Creeper. 



On March 17th I observed one creeping about the ram- 

 parts of Ragusa. It was the only bird of this species that 

 I saw. 



