8 Mr. J. A. BuckniU on the 



Platres (about 3500 ft.) on June 13th, 1906, and in mid-June 

 1911 Mr. Ansell obtained a nest with five eggs in the hills 

 near Ora (about 2300ft,), both places being on the southern 

 range. 



107. Daulias PHILOMELA (Beclist.). 



We obtained the Thrush-Nightingale in tlie spring of 191 1, 

 and sj^ecimens were kindly identified hj Mr. M. J. NicoU. 



156. Hypolais icterina (Vieill.). 



I am glad to be able to add the Icterine Warbler to the 

 Cyprus list. Mr. Baxeudale obtained a single specimen near 

 Famagusta in the spring of 1911. The bird was identified 

 by Mr. M. J. Nicoll. 



567. Sturnus vulgauls Linn. 



568. Sturnus purpurascens Gould. 

 Sturnus j^or^Jhyronotus Sharpe. 



569. Sturnus poltaratskyj Finsch. 

 Sturnus nobilior Hume. 



Sturnus vulgaris baicanicus Buturlin & Harms. 

 Sturnus vulgaris grcecus Tschusi & Reiser. 



The Starlings which in some winters occur in enormous 

 numbers in Cyprus have always been rather a puzzle. At 

 different times those authorities who have examined Cypriote 

 specimens have described them, or some of them, as belonging 

 to the first five forms denominated above. 



However, I sent a number of skins to Ur. Hartert in the 

 summer of 1911, and he, after examining them with those 

 which he had previously received from Glaszner, has come 

 to the conclusion that the Cyprus birds are all referable to 

 two forms, Sturnus purpurascens Gould and Sturnus vulgaris 

 baicanicus Buturlin & Harms (Orn. Monatsb. 1909, p. 56). 



lie also considers that it is possible that S. v. baicanicus 

 and a form Sturnus vulgaris grcRCus Tschusi & Reiser (Orn. 

 Jahrb. 1905, p. 141) will be found to be identical. 



I should add that amongst the specimens forwarded by 

 me to Dr. Hartert were examples which had already been 



