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Mr. C. G. Danford on the 
127. Emberiza citrinella, L. 
Common in the Taurus during winter. As this species 
was also observed in the neighbourhood of Smyrna, it is 
strange that it has escaped the notice of the excellent ob¬ 
servers from whose notes the bird-list of the ^ Griechische 
Jahreszeiten ^ was compiled. It is there said* to he en¬ 
tirely absent from Asia Minor, being replaced by E. cirlusJ^ 
128. Emberiza cirlus, L. 
Only observed in the wooded districts near the Black Sea. 
129. Emberiza cia, L. 
Common and resident in the mountain-districts. 
130. Emberiza hortulana, L. , 
Generally common. Arrived in the Ala dagh April 20th. 
131. Emberiza melanocephala (Scop.). 
Common in the gardens and bush-country of the interior. 
The song of this species is remarkedly superior to the notes 
of all other Buntings which we have heard. 
132. Passer noMESTtcus (L.). 
Common about some villages, and absent at others. At 
Anascha, for example, there was not a single Sparrow, while 
at Jeni keui, on the opposite side of the valley, there were 
plenty. 
133. Passer salicicola (Vieill.). 
Abundant in some districts of the interior. 
134. Petronia sttjlta (Gm.). 
A small flock was once observed at Zebil in January. It 
was afterwards found plentiful and breeding about the villages 
at the base of the Ala dagh and the stony hills near Kaisariyeh. 
135. Fringilla ccelebs, L. 
Common everywhere. 
136. Fringilla montipringilla, L. 
A few were met with among flocks of the former species 
during the winter months. 
* ‘ Griechische Jahreszeiten,’ Heft iii. p. 198. 
