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lay off Famagusta and Salamis^ and every one assured us 

 that the vernal " entry " of 1875 was about an average one ; 

 Guillemard, on the other hand (Ibis, 1889, p. 210), refers 

 to the remarkable scarcity of this species during his two 

 visits. *. 



142. Land Rail. Crex pratensis. 



My only authorities for the existence of this species in 

 Cyprus are a pencil-note by Guillemard attached to its name 

 in our rough list, consisting of three words — '' heard March 

 6th ;^' the year is not given, but, from collateral evidence, 

 I presume that it must have been 1888, in the neiglibourhood 

 of Famagusta, and I also find " GaUinula crex" in Unger 

 and Kotschy^s list [op. supra cit.). 



143. Spotted Crake. Crex porzana. 



We found the Spotted Crake in abundance in every likely 

 spot that we hunted up with our dogs in April and early 

 May 1875. I have no doubt that it breeds in Cyprus, but 

 prudence forbade my Avading in the few real marshes that 

 we visited, and I could not persuade any of my companions 

 to do so. *. 



144. Little Crake. Crex pusilla. 



1 did not meet with this Crake in Cyprus, but Guillemard 

 obtained one near Larnaca in April 1887, and mentions 

 having observed it at another locality in the same neigh- 

 bourhood in February 1888. Cf. Ibis, 1887, p. 110, and 

 1888, p. 210. *. G. 



145. Baillon's Crake. Crex bailloni. 



I shot an adult female of this species in the Aqueduct 

 marsh near Larnaca on April 19, 1875, but have no other 

 record of its occurrence in Cyprus. *. L. 



146. Water Rail. Rallus aquaticus. 



Not uncommon in suitable localities, but, of course, more 

 often to be heard than seen. I may here mention that I 

 have a very distinct recollection of having read many years 

 ago, I think in the ' Sporting Magazine,' an article on sport 

 in Cyprus, in which the abundance of " Rails " is specially 



