G42 Mr. J. A. Buckiiill on the 



407. ClIRVSOMITRIS SPINUS (Liiui.). 



Schrader stated tliat the Siskin " appears in autumn/' 

 but, so far, I have nothing to add to my previous notes on 

 this species. 



412. Sertnus iiortulanus Kocli. 



I found young Serins leaving the nest ou Troodos in 

 eaily July. 



416. Ltgurinus cHLORis Linn. 



Ligiirhms chloris anrunttventris (Cab.). 



My previous notes on the ocenrreuee of a Greenfinch 

 in Cyprus require considerable am])li{ication. First, 

 Dr. Hartert tells me that Glaszner sent five specimens to the 

 'J'ring Museum, taken in March 1905 ; secondly, in February 

 and March of both 1910 and 1911 Greenfinches have occurred 

 in Cyprus in abundance. We obtained numerous specimens 

 from all parts of the island, and scores were exposed for 

 sale as food in the bazaars. The colouring varied somewhat: 

 some were vividly bright, others comparatively sober. I sent 

 a few to Mr. M. J. Nicoll, and two to Dr. Hartert : the 

 former says that they appear to be nearest L. c. auranti- 

 ventris ; the latter that they are very nearly as bright as 

 L. c. aiirantwentris, and probably the same as the bird from 

 Greece called L. c. inillilei by Parrot (Journ. f. Orn. 1905, 

 p. 649). 



However, this last March we obtained some most brilliant 

 specimens, which are, I shoukl think, certainly L. c. auranti- 

 ventris. They had all left by the middle of March. 



The Greenfinch is clearly an abundant winter visitor 

 in some years. 



421. CoCCOTHRAUSTES VULGARIS Pall. 



A horde of Hawfinches invaded Cyprus during the very 

 cold weather in 1911. My first record was on January 31st, 

 and my last on March 23rd. We obtained quite a number 

 in various localities. I suppose that they Avere driven over 

 from the Cilician Taurus, then a vast sucw-covered mass — a 

 glorious sight from Kvrenia. Old residents here tell me 



