374 Mr. L. N. G. Ramsay on the 



states that he only knows of the nest having been found 

 on two occasions, both near Smyrna, in 1864 and 1905 : — 

 May 24th. Nest with four eggs (hard-set), about 3700 ft. 

 ,, 25th. „ „ „ ,, (fresher), about 3800 ft. 

 J, 27th. „ „ five eggs (hard-set), about 3900 ft. 

 „ 29th. „ „ three eggs, one chick. 

 [May 27th. „ ,, four chicks (very young).] 

 [June 9th. Nest used and empty, 4800 ft.] 

 The nests were all built in small bushes, isolated or on 

 the borders of thickets. I only saw the female incubating, 

 and she usually sat very close, almost allowing one to touch 

 her before she flew oflP. Both parents were difficult to 

 observe, as they kept persistently to the shelter of the 

 bushes, and one could seldom obtain more than a glimpse as 

 they flitted from one bush to the other. I have no notes of 

 the construction of the nest. I was not quite certain of the 

 specific identity of the last two nests in the list. The chicks 

 were covered with dark down. One of the eggs which I 

 now have, does not differ from the description given by 

 Dresser. 



[8. Danlias luscinia L. 



Fairly common in gardens and groves in Scutari and 

 the neighbourhood. A good many Nightingales were also 

 heard singing am.ong the orchards and groves near the 

 railway-line on our journey to Eski-Sheher on May 18 

 until the mountainous district of the Sangarius valley was 

 reached.] 



[9. Sylvia cinerea Lath. 



Several were seen iu and near Scutari.] 



10. Sylvia hortensis Bechst. 



Several Garden-Warblers were seen at Scutari. 



On June 30th I found a nest containing young, " which 

 I am almost certain belonged to this species, as I saw a 

 parent at a few feet away/' at Konia. I was, however, 

 not very well acquainted with this species. Dresser 

 (1910) gives its breeding-ranges as : "Europe .... south 



