140 Commander II. Lynes on a 



perching on bushes, noticeably on the tops of the tamarisks, 

 whose bases stood in shallow water, that in appearance they 

 Avere very like Rock-Pi[)its, and that their note was a little 

 louder and deeper than that of the Meadow-Pipit. 



[Two specimens of A. s. bhtkistonl were obtained (Port 

 Said, October 21st and November lOtli), and these are 

 interesting as being from further west than this race has 

 Deen previously recorded. Specimens of A. s. coutellei were 

 obtained from October 25th to December 20ch. — H. F. W.] 



]MoT.\CILLA FLAVA FLAVA L. 



The Blue-headed Wagtail was observed from east to west 

 of the Mediterranean as a migrant, in Sj)ain also as a 

 breeding-species, and probably in Sicily, wliere a Yellow 

 "Wagtail seen on Gth June was judged to be of this species, 



Eijiipt. — The passage commenced at the end of August, 

 On 8tii September the species was plentiful, a fair proportion 

 being adult males with fine blue heads. The numbers con- 

 tinued to increase, until at the end of September the maximum 

 intensity of the passage Avas reached, the birds being often 

 in large parties up to fifty strong, and in varied plumages 

 from the bright yellow breast with clear blue head and light 

 eye-streak of the adult male, to the almost white breast 

 and dull greyish mantle and head of the young bird of 

 the year. With the advent of October the migration 

 seemed to be nearly concluded, and no certain record of the 

 species later than 1-ltli October was obtained. 



Crete. — First seen 3rd April, a male in full plumage. 

 On 27th Api'il flocks were seen, and on 29tli April, forty 

 miles west of Crete, numbers came on board ship, several 

 bedraggled with rain, and all more or less exhausted. 



Athens. — 13th-23rd April, plentiful in parties on migra- 

 tion, feeding among sheep and sometimes in company with 

 M.f. meJanocephala. 



Lemnoa. — Observed in large parties on migration, 20th 

 August-Gth September. 



Malta. — Plentiful in April, and a few still passing as late 

 as 7th ]Mav. All on migration. 



