608 Mr. J. A. Bucknill on the 



and Guillemard in January : Glaszner has taken it on tlie 

 Troodos range in September and October. 



Personally, I bave bad it under constant observation in 

 Nicosia from October tbe 13tb to March the 9th_, but I have 

 seldom seen more than half a dozen at a time near the water- 

 tanksj pools, and open aqueducts which it frequents. 



305. MoTACiLLA PLAVA Linn. 



The Blue-headed Wagtail is a common spring and autumn 

 visitor, arriving towards the end of March, leaving towards 

 the end of May, and returning on passage in early 

 October. It is mentioned by Sibthorp. Lord Lilford found 

 it common in all moist places in April and May, Guillemard 

 obtained it on March the 20th, and Glaszner on October 

 the 6th. Mr. Baxendale, Horsbrugh, and I found it 

 frequently in many localities from March the 26th to May 

 the 24th, and shot several examples. 



307. MOTACILLA MELANOCEPHALA Licht. 



The Black-headed Wagtail is a common spring and autumn 

 migrant, arriving and leaving much about the same time 

 as the preceding species. Lord Lilford found it common in 

 May in similar localities to those which M. flava frequents, 

 Miiller mentions a specimen received by Schluter which was 

 taken in spring, and Glaszner has obtained it at the end of 

 March. 



Horsbrugh and I found it quite abundant in many localities 

 from the end of March till about the end of April, often 

 consorting in small flocks of thirty or more with M. flava. 

 We obtained a number of specimens. 



313. Anthus PRATENsis (Linn.). 



The Meadow- Pipit or Titlark is at any rate a common 

 visitor on the spring and autumn migrations, and a good 

 many individuals are to be found in winter. I have no 

 evidence that it nests in the island. Lord Lilford found it 

 not uncommon in April near the coast; Pearse obtained it 

 in November, Guillemard in January, February and March; 

 Glaszner in iSovember and February. 



