200 Mr. F. N. Chasen on the [Ibis, 
Emberiza citrinella. Yellow Bunting. 
Two records only, and, curiously enough, both on 12 Janu¬ 
ary (1917 and 1918). The former a small number near the 
Struma, the latter a single bird. 
Emberiza ciidus. Cirl Bunting. 
Common. Found in docks all the winter, and in some 
districts the predominating species as at Cakirli in October. 
Small docks could be seen along the road from this place 
quite up the hills to Sivri, over a scrubby broken area, 
where the ascent was very rough, and few other birds could 
be seen. I found some nests at Karamatli and eggs during 
the latter half of April. Flocks were seen again on the 1st 
of September, although broods were still being fed on that 
date. 
Emberiza hortulana. Ortolan. 
Seen in summer. Common at Aracli and Karamatli in 
April. Mixes freely with E. cirlus. 
Emberiza cia. Meadow-Bunting. 
Seen commonly in winter and spring. 
( E . schceniclus , a bird at Ormanli in February, was almost 
certainly a female.) 
Emberiza melanocephala. Black-headed Bunting. 
A common summer bird. Seen 28 April, but I think 
there were earlier arrivals. It was usually found fre¬ 
quenting the cultivated or more or less open stretches of 
ground. Its chosen haunts were usually where fruit was 
growing, a patch of currant-bushes, a group of dg-trees, or a 
vineyard, for instance. The pleasant little song has more 
music in it than that of most other Buntings. It commences 
with a “ Cliit-chit-chit ” which is followed by a short musical 
bar, nicely warbled and repeated twice or, perhaps, three 
times. The introductory notes may be faltering with a good 
pause between each note, but the dnal part of the song comes 
out with a rush. The introductory notes were omitted by 
many males heard singing in June. 
I found nests at Mirova, Kurkut, Karamatli, and 
