1920.] On the Birds of Milos, Lemnos, and Tmhros. 671 



colourino^ until October 1917, when I released it on my 

 leaving Chinwangtao. This bird was prineipally fed on 

 bread and milk and raw beef, but also ate small millet, 

 insects, gra|)es^ and the fruit of Cratcegus jnnnatifida. It 

 remained very shy almost to the last, and I never heard it 

 utter any souiul but its cry of alarm. 



N.B. — M. pallida (Pali.) most probably occurs here also 

 on migration, but I have not procured any specimens. 



[To be continued.] 



XXIV. — Some Observations on the Birds of Islands of Milos, 

 Lemnos, and Imbros, yEgean Sea. By J. H. Stenhouse, 

 M.B., R.N. 



The following notes are based on observations made during 

 the winter season of 1915-16 in three islands of the Greek 

 Archipelago — viz., Milos from 25 November to 13 December ; 

 Lemnos from 14 December to 23 December ; and Imbros 

 from 25 December to 21 January. Of these islands^ 

 Imbros lies nearest the European coast, })eing about 

 12 miles from the Dardanelles; Lemnos is 30 miles away 

 to the south-west and about 40 miles due south of the 

 Greco- Bulgarian coast ; while Milos is the south-western 

 island of the group^ being ahout 60 miles off the south- 

 eastern coast of Greece and 70 miles north of Crete. 

 Owing to the difference in latitude, Milos has a much milder 

 Avinter climate than either of the other two. Lemnos is 

 very bare, with hardly a tree. Imbros is better covered, 

 with vegetation, and pines grow in places on the hills. 

 ]Milos is a volcanic island in which activity is not yet at an 

 etui. It is roughly horseshoe-shaped, and the northern half 

 has only a few olive-groves to break the monotony of its sur- 

 face, though there are many vineyards. The sotithern half 

 is mountainous, rising to well over 2000 feet, while there are 

 a considerable number of pines and other trees on this side. 

 The lack of woods limits to a great extent the number of 



