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Mr. J. A. Bucknill on the 
788. Ardea cinerea Linn. 
A few Grey Herons remained in the marshes near Fama¬ 
gusta throughout the winter. 
789. Ardea purpurea Linn. 
We obtained the Purple Heron on both migrations, from 
the end of March till the beginning of' June, and again in 
mid-October. It is quite common. 
800. Nycticorax griseus (Linn.). 
We also obtained the Night-Heron on both migrations— 
from mid-April till the beginning of June, and from mid- 
August till mid-September. It is fairly common. 
824. Anser albifrons (Scop.). 
The White-fronted Goose was one of the species new for 
Cyprus which the exceptionally cold winter brought us; 
A female was shot by Mr. G. B. Amirayan’s shikari in 
December 1910, from a party of three on some flats near 
the sea, at a place called Aphendrika, in the Famagusta 
district, and was given to Mr. Baxendale. Another was 
shot on the Larnaca lakes early in 1911, and acquired for 
Mr. AnselPs collection. 
837. Cygnus musicus Bechst. 
The Whooper Swan was another of last winter’s additions 
to the Cypriote list. About Christmas I heard reports that 
Wild Swans were round the coasts, and on December 28th, 
1910, Mr. Baxendale bought a young male Whooper from a 
native gunner. It had been shot on the Spathariko Marsh, 
close to the sea in the Famagusta district ; it was in poor 
condition ; its flesh, though dark, was tender, but rather 
flavourless. The gunner had watched it for several days, 
and it had, to use his words, smelt his powder” more than 
once before he eventually shot it from a shelter. 
It was said that there was a flock of fourteen individuals 
in the neighbourhood. 
About the same time a a pure white Swan” was for sale 
in Limassol market, but was eaten before I could ascertain 
to what species it belonged. 
