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the Limassol Lake from March the 10th to the 26th, while 

 on the 5th of November, 1908, sixteen Swans were observed at 

 Acheritou ; one of these was shot at Kouklia, and, judging 

 from the description given to me, was probably an immature 

 bird of this species. Swans were also seen on the reservoirs 

 in 1909, but the only definitely identified specimen which, so 

 far as I am aware, has been recorded, is one of the Mute 

 Swan, obtained by Guillemard in mid-April, 1887, on a lake 

 near Larnaca, out of a party of three, which he had seen at 

 that place on several occasions. 



It is said that the Mute Swan was introduced into England 

 by Richard Cceur-de-Lion by specimens sent from Cyprus, 

 but I do not know on what authority the story rests. 



Chenalopex iEGYPTiACus (Linn.). 



I am not at all sure what business the Egyptian Goose 

 has in Cyprus, but I am not aware that it is kept in captivity 

 in the island. During the past four years two or three have 

 regularly haunted the water courses near Nicosia, arriving 

 in the first days of December and leaving about the first 

 week in March. The dates of arrival and departure have 

 been carefully kept by Mr. G. F. Wilson, and are as 

 follows : — 



Arrival. 

 2 December, 1906. 

 1 „ 1907. 



29 November, 1908. 



Departure. 

 3 March, 1907. 

 15 „ 1908. 

 7 ,', 1909. 



They are very wary. 



On April 8th, 1909, Horsbrugh, who is well acquainted 

 with the bird in South Africa, saw two at the Kouklia 

 reservoir which he identified with absolute certainty. 



839. Tadorna cornuta (S. G. Gmel.). 



The Common or Burrow Sheldrake is a winter visitor, 

 though apparently not abundant. It is mentioned by 

 Schrader as occurring in small flights in winter. 



Guillemard met with it near Famagusta at the beginning 

 of February 1887, and obtained it at Kouklia marsh at the 

 end of that month. Mr. Nicolls has shot it at Acheritou 



