Oni'ithohnjii of Cijprus. G17 



745. AsTUR PALu:\iBAKius (Linn.). 



It is satisfactory to be able to remove any doubt as to 

 the occurrence of the Goshawk in Cyprus. When shooting 

 in a thick fir wood near Asprokremno, on Troodos, on the 

 opening day of the season Last year (August 12th), Mr. H. 

 McLaughlan, wlio -was with me^ shot a fine immature male. 

 To make certain of its identity I sent it to Mr. Nicoll. 



756. Perms apivorus (Linn.). 



Mr. G. F. Wilson shot a fine Honey-Buzzard near Nicosia 

 on September 18th, 1910. 



765. Falco punicus Levaill. 



The Lesser Peregrine was found nesting on the Klides 

 Islands by Mr. Baxendale, who discovered an eyrie with 

 two young birds and an unfertile egg on a ledge of rock 

 with an overhanging top : the nestlings were white with 

 white legs and pale bluish bills ; they were lying on the 

 bare rock, and the old birds were both close by. One nestling 

 was much bigger than the other, and the two parents were 

 considerably different in size. The egg measured 2'06 x 

 1*547 inches. 



770. Falco eleonor.e Gene. 



The Rev. J. Smale kindly gave to me a fine male specimen 

 of La Marmora's Falcon, which he had shot on Troodos on 

 August 6th, 1909. 



771. Falco vespertixus Linn. 



Tinnuncnius vespertinus Gray, B. O. U. List, p. 103. 



We find that the Red-footed Falcon is a regular visitor in 

 spring and autumn. Large parties, consisting of from a 

 dozen to over a hundred birds, appeared at the end of April 

 and beginning of May 1910, and we noticed a good many at 

 the beginning of September and end of October of the 

 same year — mostly young bird^. We obtained numerous 

 examples. 



77Q. Phalacrocorax carbo (Linn.). 



INIr. Baxendale bouglit a male Cormorant from a native 

 gunner at Famagusta on December 22nd, 1910. 



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