Ornithology of Cyprus. 43 



his farm at Athalassa during the winter and in the spring, 

 when they work havoc amongst his numerous chickens. The 

 bird appears to be a winter visitor only, and no doubt more 

 common than at other times in the seasons of migration. 



The Cypriotes do use the word " <Pa\ic6vi '' to designate 

 this — and other — hawks. 



751. Milvus ictinus Savigny. 



The Kite is only known in Cyprus from a female sent by 

 Glaszner to Madarasz, taken near Larnaca on September22nd, 

 1901. It may be sometimes a visitor on migration and 

 perhaps also in winter. 



756. Pernis apivorus (Linn.). 



Glaszner has the credit of adding the Honey Buzzard to 

 the Cypriote list, he having sent Madarasz three male 

 specimens, obtained in the neighbourhood of Larnaca in 

 September and October, 1901. I know of no other local 

 record of this species, but presume it to be an occasional 

 visitor in the spring and autumn migrations. 



762. Falco cherrug J. E. Gray. 



The Saker has hitherto, so far as I am aware, been 

 very rarely recorded from Cyprus. Lord Lilford's yacht 

 when close to Cyprus, though not in sight of land, was 

 visited by a hawk, which he believed to be of this species. 

 Pearse sent to Lord Lilford an adult male, labelled Beila 

 (probably Pvla, near Larnaca), 14th of October, 1878. 

 Horsbrugh picked up, or rather found in a small tree, a very 

 dilapidated dead bird of this species near Acheritou in early 

 April, 1909, of which he brought home such parts as he 

 could, to be identified by Dr. Sharpe. I suppose that this 

 Falcon, like the preceding species, is an occasional visitor, at 

 the seasons of migration. 



76i. Falco peregrinus Tunstall. 



Mediaeval writers speak of Peregrines in Cyprus, and 

 possibly Unger and Kotschy are correct in referring one of 

 Sibthorp's unidentified hawks — which he proposed to call 

 Falco melanops, presumably from the local Greek name 



