the Birds of Ci/prns. 327 



Linnets fully as brilliant as tins one in Nortliern Spain in 

 May 1867 and 1876. *. 



104. Crossbill. Loxia curvirostra. 



Cf. Guillemard, ^bis/ 1889, p. 217. A good series of 

 old and young obtained on Troodos, April 20-28, 1888, in- 

 clusive. These birds are, as Gnillemard says, dark in plumage, 

 and have very stout bills. *. G. 



105. Starling. Stunuis vulgaris. 



Cf. Gnillemard, ' Ibis,^ 1889, pp. 210, 211. I believe this, 

 our Common Starling, to be a winter visitor to Cyprus, as is 

 probably the following species also. *. G. 



106. Purple-winged Starling. Siurnus pu7-purascens. 

 Cf. Guilleraard, ^bis,^ 1889, pp. 210, 212. 



Mr. H. Seebohm has kindly supplied me with the fol- 

 lowing note on specimens obtained in Cyprus by Pcarse in 

 October 1878 : — " The form with a green crown and mantle 

 to which Finsch gave the name of S. poltaratzkii : " cf. R. B. 

 Sharpe, ' Ibis,' 1888, p. 439. The latter genlleman has written 

 this name in pencil upon the labels of two specimens col- 

 lected by Gnillemard, and S. purpurascens on that of a third 

 of the same collection. All that my limited knowledge per- 

 mits me to say on this subject is, that these three specimens 

 do not belong to our common British species. *. 



107. Rose-coloured Starling. Pastor roseus. 

 Cf. Unger and Kotschy, op. supra cit. 



It is very remarkable that none of us met with this bird, 

 which is very well known in Cyprus, and reported to follow 

 the flights of locusts, occasionally in enormous flocks. I 

 have been assured that the Kosy Pastor sometimes breeds in 

 the island, but of this I have, so far, no tangible evidence. 



108. Raven. Corvus corax. 



The Raven is exceedingly common in Cyprus, my speci- 

 mens vary considerably '' inter se " in dimensions, are very 

 stout-billed, and have all some umber-brown feathers in the 

 wings, showing affinity to the races C. umbrinus and C. tin- 

 gitanus. *. 



