224 Mr. F. N. Chasen on the [Ibis, 
within twenty yards of a train, but all the others seen were 
extremely shy. 
Bur Mims oedicnemus. Stone-Curlew. 
A common summer bird in some districts. Broken eggs 
at Gramatna on 18 June were well incubated. 
Charadrius dubius. Little Binged Plover. 
Noticed in the dried-up river beds in April and May. 
Always alone or in pairs. Eggs during the first week in June. 
First bird seen 7 April at Orljak. All the Ringed Plovers 
sepn were of this species. One bird suspected of having 
eggs was observed chasing a Swallow and was without doubt 
the aggressor.' 
Vanellus vanellus. Lapwing. 
Common in winter. 
Erolia alpina. Dunlin. 
Struma plain in winter. 
Tringa ochropus. Green Sandpiper. 
Seen near the Struma in January, February, and March, 
but never really common. Other Sandpipers not noticed on 
the Struma plain. 
Tringa totanus. Redshank. 
Plenty seen in winter. 
Tringa nebularius. Greenshank. 
Fairly numerous near the Struma between Kopriva and 
Orljak in January. 
Numenius arquata. Curlew. 
Common in winter. 
Gallinago gallinago. Common Snipe. 
Numerous in winter. Pairs seen during the first week in 
April near Kurkut. 
Limnocryptes gallinula. Jack Snipe. 
Common in winter. 
