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January. On the 16th of November, 1907, I came across a 

 party of four in some rough swampy ground near Kouklia 

 reservoir and shot a splendid old male. In late March of 

 this year (1909) Horsbrugh met with several at the Acheritou 

 and Kouklia reservoirs, but did not obtain a specimen. 



717. Circus cinekackus (Montagu). 



Montagu's Harrier was added to the Cyprus list by the 

 industry of Glaszner, who sent a single specimen to Madarasz 

 taken on September 5th, 1901, near Larnaca. I know of 

 no other local record. It is probably only a visitor on 

 migration and perhaps in winter. 



718. Circus swaixsom Smith. 



The Pallid Harrier is not very uncommon and my remarks 

 upon the Marsh Harrier might apply to its distribution 

 and appearance. 



Lord Lilford had very little doubt that a grey Harrier 

 which he observed several times near Famagusta belonged 

 to this species, but the first definite record was a specimen 

 — presumed to be a male in first year's plumage — sent to him 

 by Pearse, who obtained it on November the 2nd, 1878, at 

 Larnaca; Midler refers to an adult male taken on February 

 the 16th ; Guillemard shot another adult male near Limassol 

 on March the 25th, 1887 ; Glaszner sent to Madarasz four 

 collected in September, October, and November. 



Horsbrugh came across one or two examples at the reser- 

 voirs at the end of March, 1909, and obtained a fine male at 

 Limnia near Salamis on April the 4th, while on the 12th he 

 and I saw another at Athalassa at quite close quarters. 



719. Circus cyaneus (Linn.). 



The Hen-Harrier is another of Glaszner's additions to the 

 list, he having sent Madarasz three — a male specimen taken 

 on February the 1st and two females shot on October the 

 29th and November the 5th — all near Larnaca. 



We did not obtain any specimens of this Harrier, but 

 Horsbrugh thought that he saw two or three at the end of 

 March and beginning of April near the reservoirs. 



