6 1 2 On the Ornithology of Cyprus. 



examples to Madarasz taken in August and September. I 

 obtained a specimen (a male) on tbe 27th of July, 1908^ and 

 Horsbrugh and I saw and obtained several in the first week 

 in May 1909, near Nicosia. It is a visitor on spring — and 

 autumn — migration, and possibly some individuals may nest 

 in the pine-forests in the hills. 



353. Lanius iSABELLiNus Ehrcub. 



The Isabelline Shrike is only recorded from Cyprus, so 

 far as I am aware, by Madardsz, wbo received a female from 

 Glaszner, taken near Larnaca on November the 8th, 1902. 



369. Lanius auriculatus, Miill. 



Lanius pomer anus, Sparrman, B. 0. U. List, p. 38. 



The Woodchat-Shrike was met with once only by Lord 

 Lilford, one of whose companions obtained a male in the 

 Karpas district on April the 26th, 1875. It does not seem to 

 have been noticed by Pearse or Guillemard ; but Glaszner 

 sent quite a young bird to Madarasz, unfortunately without 

 data, which the latter is convinced must have been bred in 

 the island. Horsbrugh and I saw a few examples in April 

 1909 and obtained specimens; and Mr. Baxendale sent me 

 up from Papho a male and female, both taken in the same 

 month. Our first note of the bird was on the 8th and our 

 last on the 26th of April. No doubt it is in the main a 

 visitor on the spring and autumn migrations, and apparently 

 may sometimes nest in the island. 



370. Lanius nubicus Licht. 



The Masked Shrike is a very common summer visitor, 

 arriving at the end of March and leaving at the very end of 

 September or early October. It nests abundantly in the 

 hills, and is found in numbers in the highest parts of 

 the mountains. It seems to have been first noticed in the 

 island by Guillemard, who found it both on the north side of 

 the northern range and in a few places on the southern ; he 

 brought back a good series of skins and some nests and eggs. 

 Glaszner also collected a large number of adult and juvenile 

 specimens from March to September. Horsbrugh in 1909 



