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one is pure white^ two have only two or three very small 

 pale rusty spots, while the remaining two ai'e slightly 

 spotted. Horsbrugh brought back the first and third nests, 

 one being almost entirely composed of moss^ and the other 

 of dry bracken. 



To the ordinary observer the Cypriote Wren appears only 

 rather darker than the typical English bird, but one of the 

 distinctions is, according to Madarasz, the great length of 

 the bill in the local form. 



293. MoTACiLLA LUGUBRis Tcmm. 



Sibthorp in his list includes Motacilla ficedula as well as 

 Motacilla alba. I can only suppose that by the latter name 

 he intended to designate the Pied, and by the former the 

 White Wagtail. But if this is so, no other observer has 

 confirmed the appearance of the Pied Wagtail in Cyprus. 



Even Unger and Kotschy discreetly omit it from their 

 catalogue. 



298. Motacilla alba Linn. 



The White Wagtail is a very common winter visitor, 

 arriving about the beginning of October and leaving towards 

 the middle of April. It was first noticed by Sibthorp, and 

 Lord Lilford found it tolerably common near Larnaca and 

 Famagusta about the end of April. It was observed by 

 Guillemard in January and March; and has also been procured 

 by Glaszner in February. Personally, I have found the 

 species quite abundant during the period mentioned above, 

 as a rule in small parties, but often in scores amongst the 

 flocks of sheep and goats. It is possible that a few may nest 

 in the island, as at the end of May of this year (1909) I saw 

 at close quarters a small party of three Wagtails which I 

 could not place except perhaps as young of this species. 



302. Motacilla melanope Pall. 



The Grey Wagtail is a winter visitor to Cyprus, arriving 

 towards the middle of October and leaving towards the 

 middle of March. It is not uncommon. It was not met 

 with by Lord Lilford, but Pearse obtained it in November, 



