220 Mr. F. R. S. Baxendale on the 



Kegulus regTilus inter ni Hartert. 



In December 1912 I obtained two specimens of this 

 Golden-crested Wren, and later on I obtained another. 

 A fourth was shot in the early spring of 1914, and others 

 were seen and heard. 



These birds were all found in the pine-trees close to 

 Famagusta town. 



Tiiere is no previous record of this Goldcrest being procured 

 in Cyprus. Ur. Hartert kindly identified the skins for mc. 



Anthus campestris (Linn.). 



1 saw several Tawny Pipits in the jMessaoria plain in the 

 spring of both 1913 and 1914, and I obtained specimens. 

 As I saw the birds later in the year as well, 1 think it is 

 quite probable that they nest here. 



Mr. M. J. Nicoll identified a specimen for mc. 



Passer hispaniolensis (Temm.), 



In 1;'13 I saw several pairs of Spanish Sparrows nesting 

 in some pepper-trees in the yard of the police-station at 

 Ayios Theodoros, but the nests were destroyed before I 

 procured the eggs. 



Last spring, however, I found them nesting again in the 

 same trees, and took a clutch of their eggs. There were 

 five nests, and, as the birds were by no means shy, it was 

 easy to identify the males. The ordinary House-Sparrow 

 in Cyprus nests in holes, and I have never seen their nests 

 in trees. 



Eml)eriza hortulana Linn. 



On the 6tli of July, while on the northern range of hills, a 

 clutch of four Ortolans' eggs was brought to me. I was in- 

 formed that the nest was found on the range some twenty- 

 five days previously. The Rev. F. C. R. Jourdain identified 

 the eggs. 



This is the first recorded instance of Ortolans nesting in 

 Cyprus. 



Alcedo ispida Linn. 



Some Kingfishers appear to be resident in the island. 

 They were seen at Kouklia reservoir in June and July, and 



