Ornithology of Ci/prus. 643 



that some years ago the species occurred ouce before in the 

 island in small numbers. 



426. Passer hispaniolensis (Tcmm.). 



I do not think that the Spanish Sparrow is common in 

 Cyprus. Mr. Baxendale shot a fine male on March 22nd, 

 1911, in the Famagusta district, which, to make sure of, we 

 had identified by Mr. M. J. Nicoll. 



458. LiNOTA CANNABiNA (Linn.). 



Linota cannahina mediterranea Tschusi. 



Mr. W. J. Ansell sent me what I thought was a strange- 

 looking bird of the Linnet type ; on submitting it to 

 Mr. Nicoll, he identified it as L. c. mediterranea Tschusi. 

 It was shot on February 22nd, 191L I certainly do not 

 think this is the ordinary form which we get here. 



515. Emberiza hortulana Linn. 



The Ortolan is evidently not quite so uncommon as I 

 supposed, and is no doubt a regular visitor in small numbers 

 on the migrations. Schrader stated that "it appears about 

 April 26th and stays over the summer ^^; but I am doubtful 

 whether this is correct. Mr. Wilson shot a male on 

 September 8th, 1909, near Nicosia, and Mr. Baxendale 

 a female from a small flock in the Famagusta district on 

 May 6th, 1910. Both were identified by Mr. M. J. Nicoll. 



517. Emberiza c^esia Cretzschm. 



Mr. A. K. Bovitt found Cretzschmar's Bunting nesting 

 this year on the Kyrenia mountains, and brought me two 

 eggs taken from a nest at the root of a cistus bush growing 

 out of a bank. They measure •78x-63 and •78x'62 inch 

 respectively : they were taken on May 6th and were slightly 

 incubated. 



533. EiMBERizA scHCENicLus Liun. 



Emberiza schceniclus canneti Hartert. 



The Reed-Bunting, hitherto only once recorded from 

 Cyprus, is another species which has come before us very 

 prominently on closer investigation of the marshes. It 

 is evidently quite a regular and almost abundant winter 



