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labelled " Pala3okhorio;' Troodos range, April 11 & 16, 1888. 

 I was assured that tliis species breeds abundantly in the 

 mountain glens ; this statement is not improbable, but coining 

 from the mouth of a Greek peasant, I must leave my readers 

 to form their own judgment upon its accuracy. *. 



35. White-spotted Bluethroat. Cyanecula woJfi. 

 Guilleniard obtained a very fine adult male of this species 



at the freshwater lake near Famagusta on February 13, 

 1888, and saw others there. I have no other record of this 

 bird from Cyprus. *. G. 



36. Redstart. RutlcUla phoenlcurus. 



I noticed a few of this species in the Karpas district only, 

 but did not obtain a specimen ; Guilleniard, however, shot a 

 good male at Agio Theodoro in that district, on April 26, 

 1888, and I received a pair from Pearse with (to me) illegible 

 dates and localities. *. 



37. Ehrenberg^s Redstart. RutlcUla mesoleuca. 



A very beautiful adult male brought home by Guilleniard 

 is the only specimen that I possess from Cyprus. I cannot 

 find any allusion to this bird in the 'Ibis^ articles, but the 

 label on this skin bears Cape Gata and the date March 11, 

 1887. *. G. 



38. Black Redstart. Ruticilla titys. 



I imagine that this species is only to be met with in the 

 low country during the winter months. Pearse sent home 

 two females dated November 21, 1878, and two males ob- 

 tained by Guilleniard are respectively dated March 11, 1887, 

 and January 4, 1888. I did not meet with the bird in April 

 or May. *. 



39. Stonechat. SaxicoJa rubicola. 



Not uncommon in the open country in the beginning of 

 April, 1875. I cannot say whether this bird breeds in 

 Cyprus, but it certainly passes the winter months in the 

 island, as Guilleniard and Pearse met with it in November, 

 December, January, and March. *. 



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