94, Mr. C. G. Danford on the 
we found the Rosy-winged Bulfinch (EHrythrospiza sanguinea) 
frequenting stony ground in pairs and flocks; and on the 
prairie country towards Kir-shehir were plenty of Sand- 
Grouse (Pterocles arenarius) and Plovers (Charadrius geof- 
froy?), the latter being on the point of laying. Kir-shehir 
is a small carpet-making town; but the collapse of the paper 
currency had closed the shops of this and many other places. 
From it the road passes through long orchards, where, for 
the first time, we saw Tree-Sparrows (Passer montanus), a 
species common at Angora. At Keuprikeui, where we halted 
for a day, Sazicola erythrea was building among the loose 
granite rocks ; and the body of an Imperial Eagle’s nest, from 
which we took two richly-marked eggs, contained the habita- 
tions of a pair of Kestrels and a number of both Common 
and Spanish Sparrows. Here the Kizil Irmak is again 
crossed by a yery curious bridge; and the next feature of 
note on the way to Angora are the lakes of Hmir-geul and 
Mohan-geul, about four hours distant from that town. On 
these sheets of water, which are partly fringed with reeds, 
most of the ordinary waterfowl were observed, except Ruddy 
Sheldrakes, who preferred to sit, like so many Eagles, on the 
jagged rocks at some distance from the water. 
Angora, where we made a short stay, is an important place, 
built on two hills divided by a deep valley, through which runs 
an insignificant stream. Though one of the richest cities of 
Anatolia, it shows few signs of prosperity, and its bazaars 
are miserable ; but it is a significant fact, that hardly any 
conscripts were drawn from this district, the heavy smart 
money being generally forthcoming. 
Our best acquisition here was the common Grey Partridge 
(Perdix cinerea), a bird for which we had long been looking. 
It also goes by the name of Tchil kekhk, and frequents the 
cultivated hill-sides to the south, and though by no means 
so abundant as Caccabis chukar, is still not scarce. We had 
also the rare opportunity of closely observing a large flock of 
Cranes (Grus leucogeranus). While on an excursion down 
the river, a large flock of birds was seen wheeling about in 
a very unsettled way: we at first took them for Storks; but 
