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in the plains, but though we continued to meet an occasional 

 specimen until the first week in May, it was from the 

 mountains that most of our records during that month came, 

 while Horsbrugh and Mr. Nicolls met with it there not un- 

 commonly in June. From July the 1st, 1908, when I arrived 

 at the hill-station, until about mid-September, I frequently 

 noticed the Hoopoe, and in August 1 had the pleasure of 

 seeing an old pair and three young birds in close proximity 

 to our mountain cottage (5500 ft.). They were very tame, 

 and the old birds sometimes came within a few yards of the 

 house. 



oTO. Cuculus canorus Linn. 



The Cuckoo is a common spring and autumn visitor, and 

 was known to Sibthorp, who frequently heard it. Lord 

 Lilford found it exceedingly common ; Guillemard records 

 having first heard it on April the 13th, and Glaszner sent 

 Madarasz a couple collected in the latter half of that month. 



According to our observations the Cuckoo arrives at the 

 beginning of April (our earliest date being the 2nd — 

 Horsbrugh) . From that date till the first week in May we 

 constantly saw and heard it, but Horsbrugh noticed it at 

 Morphou as late as June 6th (1909), and Mr. Baxendale at 

 Papho in mid- July. Probably, therefore, a few individuals 

 deposit their eggs with suitable hosts in the hills, but up to 

 the present I have never heard or seen a specimen during 

 my two summer visits to the mountains, and records of 

 the return migration appear to be entirely lacking; pre- 

 sumably it should take place at the end of August or 

 beginning of September. 



Its note in Cyprus seems rather feeble. 



674. Coccystes glandarius (Linn.) 



Much to Lord Lilford's surprise he did not meet with the 

 Great Spotted Cuckoo in Cyprus, but Pearse sent him a 

 single specimen. Miiller refers to two female adults and 

 five eggs from five clutches of eggs of the Magpie taken 

 between April loth and May 20th. Guillemard brought 



