652 Mr, J. A. Bucknill on the 



98G. PoRZANA MARUETTA (Leacli). 



The Spotted Crake we find very common in likely spots 

 at the migrations, and a few stay for the winter : Mr. Baxen- 

 dale thinks that some may have bred at the freshwater lake in 

 May 1910, but they had all gone from there by June 3rd. 

 We obtained specimens in March, April, May, October, 

 and November. 



987. PoRZANA BAILLONl (VicilL). 



We obtaiuod specimens of Baillon's Crake in March and 

 April at the freshwater lake. 



989. PoRZANA PARVA (ScOp.). 



The Little Crake seems quite common in March and 

 April at the freshwater lake, and Mr. Baxendalc obtained 

 one there as early as February 2Gth, 1911. 



993. Crex pratensis Bechst. 



I had never heard the Corn-Crake call in Cyprus, but 

 Mr. G. F. Wilson detected one on April 23rd, 1911, near 

 Nicosia, walked it up and shot it. We got two more in the 

 autumn of 1910. 



998. Gallinula chloropus (Linn.). 



The Water-hen nested in the summer of 1910 on 

 Limassol salt-lake, whence Mr. Michell sent me eggs taken 

 ill May. 



999. FuLicA atra Linn. 



The Coot bred in very large numbers on Kouklia 

 reservoir in the summer of 1910. I saw many eggs in 

 April and May. 



1010. Otis tarda Linn. 



The Great Bustard occurred during the very cold weather 

 of February 1911. We heard rumours of Wild Turkeys 

 and offered ample rewards. Five were said to be at a place 

 called Bella in the Larnaca disti'ict, and eventually a 

 jieasant found three near a village called Stroullos, and 

 winged one with a long shot from his muzzle-loader. He 

 chased it, according to his own account, for many miles, 

 and despatched it, after what he vividly described as 



