650 
Mr. J. A. Bucknill on the 
856. JEthyia rufina (Pall.). 
The Red-crested Pochard was another visitor during last 
winter not hitherto recorded from Cyprus. A big flock 
must have reached the island at the beginning of December 
1910, and Mr. Baxendale at Famagusta, Horsbrugh at 
Larnaca, and I at Nicosia, all bought birds in our respec¬ 
tive bazaars on the 3rd. From that date up till the middle 
of February they were common all round the island, and 
even inland. They are very good on the table. 
859. .ZEthyia fuligula (Linn.). 
Fuligula cristata, B. O. U. List, p. 129. 
A few Tufted Ducks stayed at Kouklia reservoir during 
the summer of 1910, and I obtained eggs on July 1st. 
860. iETIIYIA NYROCA (Gflld.). 
Nyroca ferruginea, B. O. U. List, p. 130. 
Young White-eyed Ducks were shot at Kouklia on 
September 1st, and I think it is probable that they were 
bred there. We obtained a few specimens last winter. 
8 77. Erismatura leucocephala (Scop.). 
The White-headed Duck again appeared at the end of 
December 1910, Horsbrugh having obtained a female in 
the Larnaca market. 
895. Turtur communis Selby. 
We find that the Turtle-Dove nests fairly commonly in 
suitable localities in the plains : Horsbrugh took several 
clutches of eggs in his almond plantations at Pseuda in 
June. 
904. Pterocles arenarius (Pall.). 
Bunches of the Black-bellied Sand-Grouse seem to have 
dropped in, to swell the few residents, from the middle of 
September 1910 until the middle of November. At the 
river near Pyroi, a few miles from Nicosia, which at that 
date, before the rains, was one of the few places offering 
plenty of water, literally hundreds came down to drink : 
Mr. G. F. Wilson shot many. When the rains broke they 
