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which lie had taken on the 2nd of that month (1909). At 

 the end of October it descends by gradual stages to the 

 plains again, the first examples appearing in 1909 at Nicosia 

 on October the 30th, and Mr. Baxendale finding it on the 

 long slopes of the Papho forest foothills about the same time 

 and at Papho town on November the 5th. From that date 

 onwards it is again abundant in the plains till the following 

 spring. 



458. Linota cannabina (Linn.). 



The Linnet, which was probably identified by Sibthorp as 

 Linota linaria, appears to be largely resident. It may often be 

 observed in winter, and nests in summer amongst the hills. 

 Lord Lilford found it common during his visit and Guillemard, 

 who called it " generally distributed," noticed it in great 

 numbers — still packed in flocks — at the end of March • he 

 also met with it near Limni (Papho district) and onTroodos 

 in June. Glaszner sent Madarasz a few specimens taken in 

 February and March. Horsbrugh and I obtained others 

 from the beginning of March onwards and he found it fairly 

 common on the Troodos hills, taking several clutches of 

 fresh or slightly incubated eggs in the first half of May. 



Guillemard, who remarked on the brilliance of its plumage, 

 describes the form he met with as Fringilla bella Cabanis, the 

 type of variation exhibited by Asiatic specimens ; Madarasz 

 states that the examples he has seen correspond with the 

 European form and are synonymous with L. fringillirostris 

 (Bp.). Lord Lilford did not consider that Guillemard's 

 specimens exhibited any very remarkable feature except, in 

 one case, bright coloration. Personally I can only say that 

 the Linnets which I have handled in the island were of 

 a good size and shewed much rose-colour. From my own 

 observation I should add that the numbers of the Linnet in 

 the island appear to be augumented by migrants in spring 

 and autumn. 



461. [Linota linaria (Linn.).] 



Sibthorp included in his list a bird under this designation, 

 but makes no mention of it in his diary. As Fringilla 

 linaria Linn., it is duly chronicled by Unger and Kotschy, 



