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some very closely allied species. The eggs in the first-men- 

 tioned nest may possibly be those of Sylvia 7'ue/jpelli, but of 

 course, being unidentified, are worthless. I notice that Guil- 

 leniard mentions that he met with this species " from the 

 sea-level up to 2000 feet or more in altitude/' and in record- 

 ing its occurrence near Lapethus, notes it as "anything but 

 common on this northern side.'"* I may mention that in 

 passing through Turin on my journey homewards from Cyprus, 

 I called upon Count T. Salvadori, who most kindly went 

 through the Ornithological Museum with me, and showed 

 me three unnamed specimens of this Warbler; if my memory 

 serves me correctly, these birds Avere labelled as having been 

 obtained in Syria and Asia Minor. I believe that this 

 species is a permanent resident in Cyprus. *. 



60. Black-headed Warbler. Sylvia melanocephala. 



By no means common, and ajiparently very local ; I met 

 with it in the Karpas district, and Guillemard obtained it 

 near Cape Gato in March 1887. *. 



61. Orphean Warbler. Sylvia orphea. 



I obtained a fine male near Cape Zephgari on April 15, 

 1875, and have no other record of this species from Cyprus, 

 *. L. 



62. Blackcap. Sylvia atricajnlla. 



Exceedingly common in all suitable districts visited by 

 me during my stay on the coast of Cyprus: Guillemard also 

 found it in great abundance. *. 



63. Garden Warbler. Sylvia horfensis. 



Although 1 cannot find a specimen of this bird in my 

 Cyprus collections, I have a distinct recollection of seeing it 

 and hearing its song near Papho in May, and Guillemard 

 records having met with it on Troodos in June 1887. Before I 

 visited Cyprus I had been assured that this species was taken 

 in large numbers by the natives in the late summer, and 

 pickled in sweet wine with bay-leaves for sale, under the 

 name " Beccafico di Cipro;" but I could learn next to 

 nothing on this subject duiing my stay, and if the practice 



