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on the 8th of May, 1833. This proved to be a female of 

 L. tetrix assuming male plumage. 



Mr. H. M. Wallis gave an account of the birds arranged 

 under three sections which he had observed during a recent 

 visit to the Balkans, giving the earliest dates on which the 

 migrants and winter visitors were observed, as follows : — 



(I.) Spring-Migrants in the Balkans. 



Willow-Warbler. 



Sofia. 



March 29. 



Chiffchaft. 



Bourgas ; singing. 



March 22. 





Sofia ; 



March 29. 



Wheatear. 



Bourgas ; a single bird. 



March 22. 





Sofia ; nuptial display, fighting and 



March 29. 





singing. 





European Stonechat. 



Near Mustafa Pacha ; one bird. 



December. 





„ „ ; a pair. 



March 12. 





On the shore of the Black Sea ; 



March 23. 





paired. 





Redbreast. 



Near Mustafa Pacha ; a single bird. 



Late in 







November. 



Black Redstart. 



Kostanitz, in Rhodopes. 



April 13 



White Wagtail. 



Rhodopes. 



Feb. 14. 



House-Martin. 



Nesting in Sultan Selim Masque ; 



April 3. 





fairly abundant. 





Swallow. 



Near Jamboli. 



March 24. 





Sofia ; a single bird. 



March 29. 





In Servia ; several. 



April 16. 



Cuckoo. 



Servia ; a single bird in the snow. 



April 16. 



Hoopoe. 



Bourgas. 



March 21. 



Lesser Kestrel. 



Adrianople ; abundant. 



April 3. 



Black Kite. 



North of Adrianople ; one pair. 



April 2. 



Flamingo. 



Sistova (reported). 



March 24. 





Near Sofia (reported). 



March 28. 



Crane. 



Karnobat Plains, Black Sea ; a 



March 24. 





flock of hundreds, resting. 





Stork. 



Philipopolis. 



April 1. 





Adrianople. 



April 7. 





Mustafa Pacha ; at its nest. 



April 9. 



Glossy Ibis. 



Servia ; a single bird in the snow. 



April 16. 



Avocet. 



Bourgas. 



March 22. 



Common Sandpiper. 



Sofia. 



March 29. 



Little Ringed Plover. 



Near Sofia ; one bird. 



March 29. 



