196 Mr. F. N. Chasen on the [Ibis, 
I judged them to be birds that had spent the day wandering 
about at the foot of the hills and banded together in the 
late afternoon. Later. I saw several flocks leave the ground 
rnd mount high into the air—the^v always fly high on these 
occasions —and take a straight line for the roosting-place, 
exactly like a mob of Looks. Small flocks of about a dozen 
birds followed at intervals, from various points, for some 
time. I rarely saw more than thirty Magpies in one compact 
flock. Several times during the latter end of May—when 
some of the young were beginning to fly—I saw cases of 
what appeared to be lack of parental affection in this species. 
Garrulus glandarius. Jay. 
Seen in the wooded districts which are few and restricted 
in area. A local bird, not straying over the country like the 
Magpie. After severe weather and snow on the hills, odd 
birds appeared on the Struma plain, especially in December. 
Sturnus vulgaris. Starling. 
A common resident. Flocks on the open ground in winter 
and also other birds in the villages. The Starlings diminished 
in numbers in July and August, when I noticed a comp'ete 
absence from certain haunts. They breed mainly in the 
villages. There were evening flights to roosting-places 
near the Struma—usually large clumps of reeds—which 
reminded one of the Starling's habits on the Norfolk 
Broads. Starlings breeding in Elisan had purple heads. 
Oriolus oriolus. Golden Oriole. 
Several seen in June. 
[FuiNGiLLiDiE. —Very few Finches of any species were 
seen in the spring, and I found no nests other than those of 
Sparrows.] 
Coccotliraustes coccothraustes. Hawfinch. 
One record only. 23 January, near Lozista. 
Chloris chloris. Greenfinch. 
Small flocks common from October to February, but this 
was by no means a conspicuously abundant species. A few 
seen in the spring. 
