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Gi'eat migrations of the Hawfinch and the Eastern Ring- 

 Ousel (both practically unknown here hitherto) occurred, 

 and Greenfinches and Reed-Buntings were almost as common 

 as Sparrows. Altogether it was a very remarkable year, and 

 I do not suppose that such a season is likely to occur again 

 for many a long day. 



Apart from all this excitement, we managed to make some 

 more regular observations. We obtained the Moustached 

 Warbler ; found the Stone-Curlew breeding, anrl took its 

 eggs, as well as those of the Quail, Meadows-Pipit, Short- 

 toed Lark, Great Spotted Cuckoo (with the Magpie as host), 

 Roller, Bee-eater, Barn-Owl (which is clearly a resident), 

 Cyprian Tree-Creeper, Cretzschmar's Bunting, Little Ringed 

 Plover, and Cyprian Scops Owl. We proved with certainty 

 that the Cyprian Pied Chat is only a summer visitor, that 

 the Fantail-Warbler is a resident, and that many Crag- 

 Martins stay throughout the year. 



We obtained many rare Cyprian birds : the Spotted 

 Redshank, Marsh-Sandpiper, Barred Warbler, a genuine 

 Goshawk, a White-tailed Eagle, the Rock- and Blue Rock- 

 Thrushes, the Red-spotted Bluethroat, and many others, 

 details as to the more interesting of which I have given in 

 the list below. 



Much of the credit of the work thus done by members of 

 the Cyprus Natural History Society is due to Mr. F. R. S. 

 Baxeudale, who, having been promoted to the Commissioner- 

 ship of Eamagusta, has diligently worked that rich marsh- 

 district ; to Mr. G. F. Wilson, who has scoured the Nicosia 

 neighbourhood; and toMr. Green wood and Mr. Ansell,I.S.O., 

 at Laruaca, with Horsbrugh at Pseuda. When, therefore, 

 I speak of '' we "" I am only the chronicler, though I have, 

 of course, handled all their specimens. For some identi- 

 fications our best thanks are due to Dr. Hartert, the Rev. F. 

 C. R. Jourdain, and iMr. M. J. Nicoll. 



A word should be said about one special expedition. 

 Mr. Baxeudale, in the second week of ]\Iay 1911, made 

 a most interesting though short visit to the Klides Islands, 

 which lie to the extreme north-cast of Cyprus, at the end of 



