24 Mr. J. A. Bucknill on the 



of notice that six out of seven nests contained three eggs 

 each. The nests were quite bulky structures made of sea- 

 wrack, tow, feathers, string, straw, rag, twigs, wool, and 

 dried grass, all these materials being agglutinated together ; 

 the dimensions measuring quite nine by six inches : they 

 were placed between the deep undercut supporting arms of 

 a balcony and the under parts of the supported projecting 

 surfaces. 



On June 6th, 1909, Horsbrugh found young in nests on 

 the southern range. 



The Swift leaves the isLind at the beginning of September, 

 or even at the end of August, and at the Troodos hill-station 

 I have never seen it after the end of July. 



611. Subsp. Cypselus pekinensis Swinhoe. 



Glaszncr appears to have sent to Madarasz only eight 

 Swifts, two belonging to the following species and the 

 remaining six all resembling C. pekinensis. These six were 

 obtained at Larnaca in March, April, aud May. Madarasz, 

 on these grounds, omits C. apus from the Cypriote list. 



I can only say that the few specimens of Swifts which I 

 have handled in Cyprus appear to me not to differ materially 

 from C. apus, though it is evident from Madarasz that C. 

 pekinensis, or a form very similar, must frequently occur 

 in the island. 



612. Cypselus murinus Brehm. 



The Pallid Swift has seldom been recorded from Cyprus, 

 but though, as Lord Lilford suggests, it is probably local in 

 its distribution in the island, I have no doubt that its 

 existence would be overlooked by almost every resident. 

 Guillemard obtained specimens at Kykko Monastery late in 

 May 1887, where it was doubtless breeding, and Glaszner 

 sent Madarasz a pair taken at Larnaca on March 24tb ; 1901, 

 and March 29th, 190.2, respectively. 



None of our party has been as yet able to identify 

 the species with certainty nor have we obtained any 

 specimens. 



