302 Mr. P. J. C. McGregor on Birds observed 



date rioted of its occurrence in spring was April 3, 1904., 

 ■when I saw a pair. 



103. Buteo vulgaris Leach. Common Buzzard. 



The Buzzard is met with all the year round ; in fact, it is 

 difficult to spend a couple of hours in the open without seeing 

 one or two individuals, especially in the plain, where several 

 pairs nest in the tall trees. In December, January, and 

 February the numbers seem to increase and four or five 

 pairs may be seen close together. 



104. Aquila clanga Pall. Spotted Eagle. 



Not rare. On May 1], 1905, 1 took two eggs from a nest 

 in a beech tree at Bukovo. 



105. Aquila heliaca Sav. Imperial Eagle. 

 Common and nests in the plain. 



106. Aquila chrysaetus (L.). Golden Eagle. 

 Only once observed. 



107. ASTUR PALUMBARIUS (L.). Goshdivk. 



Not very common, but nests regularly in suitable 

 localities. 



108. Accipiter nisus (L.). Sparrow-Hawk. 

 Abundant and resident. 



109. Milvus ictinus (Savigny). Common Kite. 

 Several pairs nest near the town and I have frequently 



seen Kites in the mountains ; but, as the earliest date on 

 which I have noticed one of these birds was February 13, 

 I conclude that they spend the winter elsewhere. 



110. Falco ^salon (Tunst.). Merlin. 



A single individual was observed at Ekshi Su on 

 December 15, 1903. 



111. Falco subbuteo L. Hobby. 



I noticed a Hobby on the 24th of April, 1904, but the 

 majority do not appear till May 18-20. They breed in fair 

 numbers, both in the immediate vicinity of the town and in 

 the high valleys. 



