(10,506 of 79 species) died and were discarded. The total number of birds 
handled was 25,201. Their distribution by species and day is listed in 
Appendix II. 
During the 64 liming days, between March 5 and May 11, 1968, the 
limers of Paralimni brought an average of nearly 394 birds per day to the 
PMS. The most frequently caught species, Sylvia ourvuoa (5415), 
Phylloscopus oollyhita (4646) and Sylvia atvicapilla (3946), account for 
more than 55% of the total examined. Also taken in large numbers were 
Phoenicurus phoenicurus (1325), Sylvia hortensis (1062), Sylvia communis 
(676), Phylloscopus trochilus (673), Ficedula hypoleuca and F. alhicollis 
(568) and Sylvia cancantillans (654). Sixteen other species were 
represented by samples of 100 to 400 birds. These 29 species constituted 
over 94% of the total examined. The species most vulnerable to lime 
catching were small to medium sized species that skulk or perch in trees 
and bushes. 
Of the 2337 birds banded, so far 11 have been recovered in Cyprus 
again or elsewhere (summarized in Table 3 and details in Appendix I maps, 
pages 1-137 and lists, pages 157-192). Bands from 8 other national 
programs (England, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Germany, USSR, Jordan, Israel 
and Nigeria) were recovered. These recoveries are also shown on the maps 
in Appendix I, pages 1-137 and detailed on pages 157-192, 
Birds intended for the blood survey were transported to the British 
Military Hospital at Dekhelia where they were bled from the heart or 
jugular. The blood samples were centrifuged and stored deep frozen until 
they could be shipped to YARU. The results of YARU’s analysis of these 
serum samples is included in the virus section of this report. 
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