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



14. ^Laniiis minor Gmel. 



Fairly common in the Kara Dagh, but local, being found 

 chiefly in the low-lying sheltered part near Maden-Sheher, 

 where the warm sun beat down all day. I found six nests 

 in all, five with fresh eggs between May 27 to 29 in the 

 low locality (about 3700 feet), and one in process of con- 

 struction at 5000 feet on June 21. All were built in small 

 trees at heights varying from five to nine feet (there were 

 no trees much above this height in the localities frequented 

 by the Shrikes). The favourite tree was a species of thorny 

 pear {Pyrus salicifolia) . 



The nests were compact and well made, formed on the 

 outside chiefly of the green shoots and leaves of the tree 

 in which they were built. The full clutch consisted of five 

 eggs. I only saw one insect- — a beetle — impaled on a thorn, 

 otherwise one might have imagined they preferred the thorny 

 trees for convenience in this matter. 



15. "^Lanius coUurio L . 



Not uncommon near Scutari. 



One or two were also seen at Eski-Sheher, and on May 25 

 I saw a pair in the Kara Dagh in the locality frequented by 

 the Lesser Grey Shrikes. 



16. ^Himndo rustica L. 



In the Kara Dagh a few of these Swallows nested on the 

 mud-houses at Maden-Sheher. I also saw them at various 

 other places in the plateau and at Constantinople, but omitted 

 to note these. 



[17. Chelidon urhica L. 



My only note of this is '^not very common " (Scutari).] 



18. Cotile riparia L. 



At Eski-Sheher the Hodja-Su, a small sluggish river, has 

 cut for itself steep banks, often nearly perpendicular for a 

 height of four to six feet above the water, in the alluvial 

 loam, and in these I found a good many Saud-Martins 

 nesting on May 19. 



