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one is pure white, two have only two or three very small 
pale rusty spots, while the remaining two are slightly 
spotted. Horsbrugh brought back the first and third nests, 
one being almost entirely composed of moss, and the other 
of dry bracken. 
To the ordinary observer the Cypriote Wren appears only 
rather darker than the typical English bird, but one of the 
distinctions is, according to Madarasz, the great length of 
the bill in the local form. 
293. Motacilla lugubris Temm. 
Sibthorp in his list includes Motacilla ficedula as well as 
Motacilla alba. I can only suppose that by the latter name 
he intended to designate the Pied, and by the former the 
White Wagtail. But if this is so, no other observer has 
confirmed the appearance of the Pied Wagtail in Cyprus. 
Even Unger and Kotschy discreetly omit it from their 
catalogue. 
298. Motacilla alba Linn. 
The White Wagtail is a very common winter visitor, 
arriving about the beginning of October and leaving towards 
the middle of April. It was first noticed by Sibthorp, and 
Lord Lilford found it tolerably common near Larnaca and 
Famagusta about the end of April. It was observed by 
Guillemard in January and March; and has also been procured 
by Glaszner in February. Personally, I have found the 
species quite abundant during the period mentioned above, 
as a rule in small parties, but often in scores amongst the 
flocks of sheep and goats. It is possible that a few may nest 
in the island, as at the end of May of this year (1909) I saw 
at close quarters a small party of three Wagtails which I 
could not place except perhaps as young of this species. 
302. Motacilla melanope Pall. 
The Grey Wagtail is a winter visitor to Cyprus, arriving 
towards the middle of October and leaving towards the 
middle of March. It is not uncommon. It was not met 
with by Lord Lilford, but Pearse obtained it in November, 
