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1909, and obtained several specimens, while on May the 9th of 

 the same year he observed a skin hanging np in the Mukhtar's 

 house at Kambos, in the hills, which he was informed was that 

 of a bird shot not long before in the neighbourhood. We also 

 obtained it in early April 1910 at the Famagusta reservoirs. 



791. Ardea alba Linn. 



Sibthorp includes the Great White Egret or Heron in his 

 list and writes in his journal that he shot a specimen near 

 Famagusta on the morning of April 18th (1787). 



Lord Lilford and his collectors did not meet with it, but 

 the former was told by his Spanish companion, who was well 

 acquainted with all the common marsh birds of Andalucia, 

 that he had seen on April the 15th (1875) at the Limassol 

 salt-lake three snow-white Herons at least twice the size of 

 the Little Egret, with which he was very familiar. 



Schrader writes that it occurs, but very rarely, on mi- 

 gration. 



I am not aware of any other local record. 



794. Ardea garzetta Linn. 



Lord Lilford frequently met with the Little Egret and 

 obtained it in the south of Cyprus, while he noticed one 

 flying over his yacht in Episkopi Bay on April the loth, 1875 

 — the day he arrived at the island. Schrader states that it 

 arrives about March the 23rd on passage but is very rare, 

 (jruillemard seems only to have noticed it near Famagusta 

 on April the 26th, 1887. 



Several " pure white small Herons " were reported on 

 April the 28th, 1909, from the Acheritou reservoir by Mr. A. 

 Douglas, which most probably belonged to this species. 



795. Ardea ibis Linn. 



Ardea bubulcus Audouin, B. O. U. List, p. 109. 



The Buff-backed Heron was thought by Lord Lilford to be 

 the most common member of the genus Ardea met with by 

 him in Cyprus during his visit, and he mentions that his yacht 

 was " boarded " by three shortly after the island had been 

 sighted, on April the 14th (1875). Schrader observed this 



