340 Lord Lilford— Lw^ of 



west of CypruSj of wliicli Woodcocks formed about a fourth 

 part, the remainder being composed of Partridges, Fran- 

 colins, Quails, Snipes, and Hares, but, with the exception of 

 the large bag of Woodcocks above mentioned, I have heard of 

 no such good sport in Cyprus since the British annexation. * 



165. Great Snipe. Scolopax major. 



We found several Great Snipes in the Aqueduct marsh 

 near Laruaca, in the third week of April, and Guillemard 

 brought home specimens, one of which was killed near Fa- 

 magusta as late as May 24, 1888. *. 



166. Common Snipe. Scolopax gallinago. 



As to the abundance of this species, I must refer my 

 readers to Guillemard's 'Ibis' articles, I may almost say 

 passim. We always found a few Snipes in the Aqueduct 

 marsh on our frequent visits thereto in April, and I have 

 a note of finding some there on May 5th. Guillemard was 

 assured tliat some Snipes remain in Cyprus throughout the 

 summer ; but as this was told to him by natives, he wisely 

 declines to guarantee the truth of the statement, though I 

 must confess that I see less reason for absolute disbelief in 

 this case than in most of the utterances of modern Greeks, 

 who seem to lie simply for the pleasure that the practice 

 affords them. For abundance of this species in March, cf. 

 Ibis, 1889, p. 214. *. 



167. Jack Snipe. Scolopax gallinula. 



I saw but few of this species in Cyprus, and I can only 

 find it specially mentioned once by Guillemard [cf. Ibis, 

 1888, p. 110). Pearse sent home a few specimens, killed 

 in the winter of 1878-79. Guillemard's specimen bears date 

 " 16.4.87.'' *. 



168. Dunlin. Tringa variabilis. 



In small numbers on the sandy shores near Famagusta and 

 Limasol in April and May. Cf. Guillemard, Ibis, 1889, 

 p. 219. *. 



169. Little Stint. Tringa minuta. 



Two specimens of this species arc in my Cyprian collections : 



