128 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Black-headed Bunting {Emberiza melanocephala). 



Abundant on the Peninsula during May. One on Imbros on 

 July 9tb. 



[CiKL Bunting {Emberiza cirlus). 



On July 9tb, on Imbros, I got a rather poor view of a bird 

 which was almost certainly of this species.] 



Skylakk {Alauda arvensis). 



Several small flocks on November 28th ; hundreds on 

 November 30th, on December 1st, after the cold weather, they 

 were passing up the coast all morning. Common on the 

 ploughland on Lemnos ; I saw large numbers there on January 

 2nd. 



WooDLARK {Alauda arbor ea). 



Seen along the top of the cliff ; three on December 3rd, one 

 on the 5th, and four on the 7th. 



Crested Lark {Corydus crutatus). 



The commonest bird on the Peninsula ; nested in numbers. 

 I saw a young bird with its parents on May 21st, and on May 

 25th saw a pair building. Very common on Lemnos and 

 Imbros. They were distinctly tame birds, very much tamer than 

 the migrant Skylarks. They seemed to be remarkably little 

 disturbed by shells ; if one burst in the grass or heather where 

 they were, it merely caused them to fly up and utter their call- 

 note, and they soon dropped down again. 



Short-toed Lark {Calandrella brachydactyla) . 



With the exception of a bird seen on June 5th, which I think 

 was of this species, I saw none till August 17th ; there were large 

 numbers on August 19th on passage along the upland above the 

 cliff. Those I saw were of the ruddy-brown type. 



(A small flock I saw on January 2nd on Lemnos were, I 

 think, of this species.) 



Starling {Sturnus vulgaris). 



Small flocks on May 21st and 24th. Several flocks on 

 October 27th ; many scores on November 29th along the cliff- 

 top ; on November 30th, when the frost was very keen, there 

 were hundreds everywhere on the Peninsula. On December 1st, 

 on the break-up of the frost, many passed up the coast all 

 morning. From December 22nd to 24th there were very many, 

 and I saw one large flock of some thousands going north. 



