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urbica) were already on their nests under the eaves. It is 
curious that these should be so much in advance of the Swallows. 
From Magnesia we drove to the Hittite rock carving, and 
saw on the way the first (and only) Hoopoe (Upupa epops). 
While climbing up to the carving I heard Krueper’s Nuthatch, 
and saw several Ehrenberg’s Redstarts. 
March 27th.— The new arrival to-day was a Black-eared 
Wheatear (Saxicola albicollis). A pair remained on the hill 
near the tombs. A Stock Dove (Columba w@nas) was brought 
to our larder. It was all but plucked when I saw it, but I feel 
no doubt of the species. Numerous Swallows flying over the 
excavations. 
March 28th.—The sun really warm to-day. Bonelli’s Warb- 
ler vociferous. A White-collared Flycatcher (Muscicapa collaris) 
in the river bed. Very tame and quite silent. 
April 1st.—A pair of Red-rumped Swallows (Hirundo rufula) 
flying about the tombs hill. The light red rump looks almost 
white as they fly in the sun. 
April 3rd and 4th.—On the Acropolis at Pergamon I saw a 
Black-throated Wheatear (Saxicola melanoleuca). This is the 
Kastern form of Saxicola stapazina. Two Ravens (Corvus corax) 
were flying across the valley of the Selinus, and croaking loudly. 
Doves, Kestrels, and Swallows were very abundant at Pergamon. 
The ruins of the Roman baths were covered with Storks at their 
nests. 
Much of the road from Pergamon to Soma is a raised cause- 
way passing through marshes, and I had expected to see many 
birds from it, but they were disappointingly few. The frogs’ 
chorus was deafening. 
April 5th.—The first Nightingales (Daulias philomela) arrived. 
They remained in the Pactolus copses, and one could often 
hear three birds singing at once. They sang early and late, 
and loudly during the hot morning hours. 
A Whitethroat (Sylvia cinerea) was warbling its scratchy 
song. hike so many other birds that passed through the 
valley, it was the only one of its kind that I saw. A Common 
Wheatear (Saxicola enanthe) is constantly among the columns, 
and I fear the excavations have disturbed its former nesting- 
place. 
