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nip before swallowing them. I saw one bird catch an insect 
which was far too large for it to treat with its accustomed 
neatness. The Flycatcher battered it against a twig with a 
great show of fury, fluttering from bush to bush with its 
burden, and was still working at the insect in terrier-fashion 
when it passed out of sight. 
Muscicapa hypoleuca. Pied Flycatcher. 
Karamatli in April (first date 12 April). 
Hirundo rustica. Swallow. 
The most common of the Hirundines. First dates 9 and 
21 March (1917), 27 March (1918). Mating, 7 April ; nest- 
building, 1 April. Eggs well incubated, 21 May. Breeds 
in most of the villages on the plain—if not all. 
Delichon urbica. Martin. 
Seen 1 April, but not in any numbers until the end of the 
season (19 September). Some passing flocks, 21 August. 
Kiparia riparia. Sand-Martin. 
Abundant along the Struma. Crowds at Kopriva Bridge 
in May. 
Picus viridis. Green Woodpecker. 
Struma plain in January. Karamatli in September. 
Dryobates major. Great Spotted Woodpecker. 
Seen at all seasons of the year. Paprat ^vas a good locality 
for them. Some would be met \fith on the open hills, 
making their way across country from one copse to another, 
the loud “pic-pic-pic ” announcing when they settled. They 
were particularly attracted by the leafless fig-trees in wintei*. 
A pair seen at Aracli in April may have been nesting. I 
have no record of D. medius , although it is stated to be the 
common Woodpecker of Macedonia. 
Cuculus canorus. Cuckoo. 
Seen 6 April, and numerous through the spring of 1918. 
Very few seen in 1917, but from all accounts 1916 was a 
good year for Cuckoos. 
