iJC) Commaiulcr IT. Lyncs on a 



DENDROCOrUS MEDIUS SANCTI-JOHAXNTS (Bluuf.). 



At Smyrna a family-party was met with at the foot of the 

 pine-clad hills on 4th October, and one specimen was secured. 



Iynx torquilla torquilla L. 



The Wryneck was met with on migration from east to 

 west of the IMediterranean, and in Egypt apparently a few 

 stop to winter (vide Mr. NicoU's observations, ' Ibis,' July, 

 1908, and Mr. Loat, ^bis,' January, 1906). 



Crete. — The Wryneck was first seen on 29th March, again 

 on 7th April and 11th April. On each occasion single birds 

 were met with, evidently on migration. 



Lemnos. — The species was plentiful on migration between 

 21st August and 6th Rcpteraber, and was a favourite prey of 

 the Eleonora Falcon. 



Malta — The Wryneck's passage commenced during the 

 last week of March. Nowhere was its call heard. 



Falco peregrinus punicus Levaill. 



The Mediterranean Peregrine was plentiful at Lemnos 

 between August 22nd and September 8th. All seen wei-e 

 near the sea-coast. Very small birds they looked, smaller in 

 compass even than the Eleonora Falcon, but much more 

 thickset. A Peregrine of some sort was observed several 

 times at Crete. 



[A female specimen, obtained at Lemnos on August 21st, 

 is in full moult. On the under parts the old feathers are 

 of a pale cream-colour, while the new are reddish buff, and 

 similarly the old feathers on the upper parts are dark brown 

 with grey bands while the new are black with grey bands. — 

 H. F. IF.] 



Falco eleonor.e Gene. 



The Eleonora Falcon was found breeding plentifully at the 

 end of August in Lemnos, This is the same place that Rear- 

 Adrairal A. M, Farquhar wrote about in the ' Ibis' (1902, 

 p. 166). so it is thought unnecessary to give here more than 

 a few additional notes. 



