31.2 Lord LiUord—Lisi of 



and quite by chance, that I came across a satisfactory 

 explanation of this " dark saying " in a most entertaining 

 work entitled ' The English Gipsies and their Language/ by 

 Charles Leland. This author, in his introductory chapter, at 

 p. 16, states that "the Gipsy term for an owlet is the 

 ' Maromengro's Chavi,' or ' Baker's daughter/ " and he goes 

 on to say that the Gipsies are all familiar with the *' monkish 

 legend " from which that name has been bestowed ; Leland 

 goes on to quote this legend, which is too long for insertion 

 here. 



All the specimens of the Scops Owl obtained by us in 

 Cyprus are very dark in plumage when compared with 

 average specimens from Andalueia, the Ionian Islands, and 

 Malta ; this is more especially remarkable in the skins 

 obtained in late autumn and winter. *. 



20. Ked-backed Shrike. Lanius coUurio. 

 Guillemard and Pearse both obtained specimens of this 



Shrike, which was not met with by me in Cyprus ; the 

 former states that he only found it in the north of the island 

 and on Mount Troodos. I suppose that this Shrike must be 

 a bird of double passage in the island, as Guillemard did not 

 find it breeding, and Pearse obtained it in November. *. 



21. WooDCHAT Shrike. Lanius rufus. 



The only specimen of this bird from Cyprus in my posses- 

 sion is a male, which was shot near Galinopori, in the district 

 of Karpas, by one of my companions on April 26th, 1875. 

 We never met with the Woodchat elsewhere in the island, 

 and as it was not obtained by either Guillemard or Pearse, I 

 take it to be a somewhat uncommon vernal migrant. *. L. 



22. Masked Shrike. Lanius nubicus. 



Guillemard appears to have found the Masked Shrike not 

 uncommon in various parts of Cyprus in May, and brought 

 home a good series, with several nests and eggs. I did not 

 meet with this bird, and it is not amongst the skins sent from 

 the island by Pearse. *. G. 



23. Spotted Flycatcher. Muscicapa grisola. 

 Tolerably common in April and May, 1875 ; as Guillemard 



