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is one of the intermediate forms between G. brandti and G. 

 glandarius." Mr. Seebohm goes on to point out that the 

 Cyprian Jay differs from G. glandarius in having little or no 

 white on the forehead and crown ; but for the present I 

 prefer to let it stand under this designation. *. 



114. Sw^ALLOw. Hirundo rustica. 



Exceedingly abundant. Guillemard records his first sight 

 of a Swallow in Cyprus on February 24th, 1887, and on the 

 13th of that month in 1888. His remarks on the variety in 

 the coloration of the Cyprian House Swallows, at p. 120, 

 ' Ibis ' 1888, are well borne out by the specimens obtained. *. 



115. Red-rumped Swallow. Hirundo rufula. 



Very common in certain localities and, as Guillemard 

 states, seldom to be met with at any considerable distance 

 from its breeding-haunts. I only met with this very 

 beautiful and conspicuous Swallow at a certain spot amongst 

 the hills not far from the south coast of the Horn of Cyprus 

 and at Famagusta; but Guillemard found it in many other 

 localities, notably at the ruins of Bellapais ; he mentions 

 having noticed a solitnry individual of this bird on March 6th, 

 1887, between Pera-Khorio and Tochui. *. 



116. Martin. Chelidon urbica. 



I observed but few of this species, but Guillemard found it 

 breeding in great numbers on the walls of the monastery of 

 Kikko towards the end of May 1887, and states that a few 

 of these birds I'emain in Cyprus throughout the winter : cf. 

 Ibis, 1889, p. 211. *. 



117. Sand Martin. Cotile riparia. 



I do not find a specimen of this bird from Cyprus in my 

 collections, but have a note of it as observed both by Guille- 

 mard and myself, and it is included in linger and Kotschy's 

 list. It was certainly not common in any part of Cyprus 

 visited by me in April and May. 



118. Crag Martin. Cotile rupestris. 



Only observed on one occasion by me, in small numbers 

 in the Karpas district, but found breeding near Kantara in 



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