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Mr. F. N. Cbasen on the 
[Ibis, 
places, and in the autumn, when birds o£ passage are in the 
country, the vineyards and streamsides literally 'teem with 
little Phylloscopine birds. In June also there were plenty o£ 
Warblers in the vicinity of the villages, but, as 1 was not in a 
position to use a gun, I could only identify the more familiar 
species. I found the hillside vegetation well worthy of notice 
during the last week in August. The bushes were loaded 
with blackberries, and Warblers of a dozen species could be 
seen dodging about, little birds, yellow, grey, or brown in 
colour, all slipping through the undergrowth here and there 
and rarely giving a good chance of observation. Phylloscopus 
was usually the predominating genus. On 7 September 
Warblers were still common,—-throngs of Whitethroats, 
Garden-Warblers, and Blackcaps (these last still in pairs) 
being found wherever there was a scanty hedgerow or wooded 
corner. On 12 September I made the following note 
i( It would be difficult for any person who has not witnessed 
such a sight to credit the number of • Willow-wrens 3 —I 
used the word loosely—in the district where we are camped 
at present (Cakirli). The ground is very rough, there are 
no habitations, cultivated patches, or roads, but simply the 
hills, broken by gullies and rough tracks. The ground is 
covered with a kind of dwarf oak—at present bearing 
acorns, prickly bushes, and brambles. This scrub is 
haunted by scores of Warblers.” Without means of verifi¬ 
cation I shall not attempt to describe species, but the Chiff- 
chaff and Willow-wren were certainly there. These were 
still common on 3 October. I have added a few notes on 
the species I could actually name.] 
Phylloscopus collybita. Chiffchaff. 
The Chiffchaff winters in Macedonia, although in no great 
numbers, and no bird can be more reserved in its choice of 
winter quarters. The Struma plain is intersected by tiny 
waterways which follow a tortuous course, eventually finding 
their way into the river. These irregular waterways, 
together with many isolated ponds, are overgrown with 
