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Erolia ferruginea (liriinn.). [Trbiga subarquaia.) 

 The Curlew-Saudpiper is usually found in Cyprus during 

 the winter, but in 1914 there were flocks of them at the lake 

 during May, and I shot one bird out of a pair on the 6th 

 of June. 



Tringa hypoleiica Linn. (Tetanus hypoleucus.) 

 The Couinioxi Sandpiper remained all last summer with 

 us, as 1 found them on every occasion that 1 visited the 

 freshwater lake, and I saw them elsewhere. 1 feel sure 

 that they nest in the island. 



Tringa glareola Linn. {Totanus ylareola.) 



These birds reappeared at the freshwater lake at the end 

 of June. They were in smuU flocks, and remained until the 

 lake dried up. 



Tringa ocrophns Linn. [Totanus ochropus.) 



A few Green Sandpipers remain in the island through the 



winter, and their numbers are added to in the sprinjj 



migration until they leave in May. 



Last summer a few pairs suddenly reappeared at the 



freshwater lake in June, and remained there till the water 



dried up at the end of July. 



Tringa totanus (Linn.). {Totanus ca/idris.) 

 The Hedshank is usually met with in winter and early 

 spring, but last summer it appeared again at the lake at 

 the end of June, and I shot one of a pair on the 28th of 

 that month. It was a female with an undeveloped ovary. 

 1 saw single birds and small flocks of them until the end of 

 July. 



Phalaropus lobatns (Linn.). (Phalaropus hyperboreus.) 

 This unexpected visitor I shot at the freshwater lake on 



the 21st of June last. I saw no others. It was a male 



bird with testes largely developed. 



Himantopns himantopus (Linn.). {Himantopus candidus.) 

 The Black-winged Stilt now breeds regularly at the 

 Kouklia reservoir and the freshwater lake. 



