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Mr. F. N. Chasen on the 
[Ibis, 
and beak pointed almost vertically to the sky, would chatter 
its cheery little bar so near to us that we could see its 
throat bubbling with every note. 
Motacilla boarula. Grey Wagtail. 
Seen throughout the year, but most plentiful in autumn 
and winter. In the latter season they were observed in the 
evacuated villages running about the roofs and mud-brick 
walls, searching under tiles where possible and commonly 
entering houses. The Grey Wagiails fell an easy prey to 
the troops with their primitive bird-traps, but were so 
unsuspicious that it was considered bad sport to catch them. 
The same bird would walk into the most obvious trap 
time after time. 
Motacilla alba. White Wagtail. 
Very common in October and seen throughout the winter. 
Much less plentiful in spring, and very few seen in summer. 
Some young birds on 5 July and a pair of adults at Baisili, 
5 August. 
Motacilla flava flava. Blue-headed Wagtail. 
Several adults at Cakirli 24 September (circa). The}^ 
came with crowds of Redstarts and Spotted Flycatchers. 
Motacilla flava rayi. Yellow Wagtail. 
Large numbers in flocks of from thirty to sixty birds, or 
even more, appeared in the vicinity of Karamatli during 
the last few days in August and beginning of September. 
Some of them loitered about for several days. These flocks 
were largely composed of immature birds, i. e. birds of the 
year. Adults of the present race were seen, and for this 
reason I have included all these Yellow Wagtails under the 
heading of M. f. rayi. Further discrimination of species 
without skins would be impossible. I could not identify the 
adult of M. melanocephala to my satisfaction, but Major 
Sladen has skins obtained at the mouth of the Vardar. 
Anthus campestris. Tawny Pipit. 
Some noticed simultaneously with the increase of Wagtails 
in the autumn. 
