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On the Ornithology of Cyprus . 
1133. Larus ridibundus Linn. 
We obtained several Black-beaded Gulls during tbe past 
winter : one shot on March 10th had a well-developed black 
head. 
1139. Larus minutus Pall. 
The Little Gull occurred in small numbers at the Larnaca 
lakes at the end of February 1911, and Mr. Ansell obtained 
some specimens. 
1140. Larus canus Linn. 
We obtained two examples of the Common Gull during 
the past winter. 
1145. Subsp. Larus cachinnans Pall. 
Mr. Baxendale found the Mediterranean Herring-Gull 
breeding in considerable numbers on the Klides Islands 
during May 1911, and also on the adjacent promontories of 
the mainland. He took fresh and slightly incubated eggs 
on May 11th. The nests were in slight depressions of the 
ground and were composed of coarse grass ; those on the 
islands were situated on the top or on the sides of the 
highest part of the land. The eggs were of the usual Gull 
type, and the clutch was three. 
1147. Larus fuscus Linn. 
I observed half a dozen Lesser Black-backed Gulls on the 
sea-coast near Kyrenia in mid-April 1911. 
1213. Podicipes cristatus (Linn.). 
The Great Crested Grebe can always now be found on the 
reservoirs when there is water: it bred in numbers on 
Kouklia last year, and we obtained plenty of eggs. 
1216. Podicipes nigricollis E. L. Brehm. 
Although we did not find the nest last spring, I have no 
doubt that the Eared Grebe bred at Kouklia: it can always 
be seen there now. 
1217. Podicipes fluviatilis (Tunstall). 
The Little Grebe bred in large numbers on Kouklia 
reservoir last summer, and we had fresh eggs in mid-May. 
