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112. Falco tinnunculus L. Kestrel. 



Common all the year round. Devours quantities of lizards. 



113. Falco cenchris Naum. Lesser Kestrel. 



These Kestrels put in an appearance in the first week of 

 April, and a week later the work of upholstering their nests 

 under the tiled roofs is in full swing. They are a character- 

 istic feature of the town during the summer, and their 

 graceful flight and soft cry combine to render them peculiarly 

 attractive. 



114. Phalacrocorax pygm^eus (Pall.). Pygmy Comurant. 

 I saw a number in the Kara Su marshes in June, 1903. 



115. Pelecanus crispus Bruch. Pelican. 



Common in the Kara Su marshes. The natives use the 

 fat of these birds for dressing wounds. 



116. Ardea cinerea L. Heron. 



Common all the year round. Near the town there are 

 several large trees which are used for nesting by these birds 

 as well as by Night-Herons. 



117. Ardea purpurea L. Purple Heron. 



One or two observed on each visit to the marshes. 



118. Ardea alba L. Great Egret. 



Not rare in suitable localities. As I have seen it in June, 

 I presume that it breeds in the district. 



119. Nycticorax griseus (L.). Night-Heron. 

 Common during the summer and autumn. 



120. Ciconia alba (L.). White Stork. 



In 1903 I saw the first Stork on March 20, and noticed 

 others on the following days,, but it was not until the 28th 

 that the regular colony arrived in full numbers and took 

 possession of their nests in poplars, on house-tops, and 

 on chimney-stacks. The natives have a great respect for the 

 Storks, and would resent any attempt to disturb them. 

 During the summer many individuals spend the night perched 

 on haycocks at some distance from the town, and they are 

 given to flying about in the moonlight. 



