138 On the Br eediny Birds of Crete. [Ibis, 



at a Rock-Pigeon coming out of Kamares (.*ave ; if he 

 recovers one bird for every three cartridges he will do well. 

 Most of the young birds were on the wing by the middle 

 of June. 



Columba palurabus palumbus L. 



A pair of breeding birds obtained agree in colour with 

 continental birds, but are small, the wing of a male 

 measuring 246 mm., and that of a female 236 mm. 



Wood-Pigeons were common in the Ilex forest between 

 3000 and 4500 feet, coming down to 3000 feet to feed. No 

 young were seen on the wing by the middle of June. 



Alectoris grseca Cypriotes Hartert. 



Tbree males and two females were obtained, all adult birds. 

 Wing of males 155, 160, and 163, and of the females 148 

 and 151 mm. ( 'yprus birds vary from 162 to 169 in males, 

 and from 153 to 157 in females, so the Cyprus birds are 

 somewhat larger. Such a slight difference in a large bird 

 cannot count for much, and as they agree absolutely in colour 

 with breeding birds from Cyprus, I unite them with the 

 Cyprus race. 



The Chukar is thinly distributed below 3000 feet, above 

 which they are abundant. Young birds from newly-hatched 

 young to birds slightly larger than quail were seen in the 

 last week in June. 



Coturnix coturnix (L.). 



A pair were flushed out of some vines at 2000 feet on 

 30 June. None were obtained. 



Fulica atra atra L. 



A single adult male was obtained at Halmyros, near Candia, 

 on 2 July. The bird had not bred during the year. All its 

 pinions were in very shoi't cjuill. 



Burhinus cedicnemus saharae (Reich w.). 



Only one was seen — a male, shot near Candia on D June. 

 W^ing 239 mm. Its pale sandy colour agrees absolutely 

 with birds in similar plumage from the Sahara and 

 Palestine. 



