Breeding Birds of Crete . 
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1921.] 
Anthus campestris campestris (L.). 
Four obtained are identical with others from southern 
Europe. 
Common in suitable country between 2000 and 4000 feet, 
and a few were breeding at 6000 feet on Mount Ida. 
Certhia brachydactyla subsp. ? 
Tree-Creepers were found at 4500 feet at the top of the 
Ilex forest on the southern slopes of Mount Ida, and three 
adults and three young were obtained. The former are in 
such worn plumage that it is impossible to say to which race 
they belong. 
Par us major peloponnesus Parrot. 
Five adults in worn plumage appear to agree with birds 
from Greece. 
Common from sea-level to the limit of the Ilex forest, say 
4500 feet. Full-grown young were seen about by early June. 
Pams c^eruleus ogliastrae Hartert. 
An adult female and a young bird obtained. But I have 
examined Witherby's adult male collected by Lynes at Suda 
Bay, and I agree with Witherby (Ibis, 1912, p. 145) that the 
Cretan form belongs to this race. They are certainly not 
the typical race as stated by Jourdain (‘ Eggs of European 
Birds ’). The wing of my female measures 61 mm. 
Not uncommon in wooded country from sea-level to 
5000 feet. Young were well on the wing by early June. 
Parus sp.? 
On two occasions on Mount Ida at 5000 feet in Ilex forest 
I heard and saw a brown Tit which I failed to secure. It was 
not the Marsh or Coal Tit. 
Lanius senator niloticus (Bp.). 
Two breeding males have less white at the base of the 
central tail-feathers than Palestine breeding birds, and in 
this respect approach the typical race. Perhaps the formula 
Lanius s. niloticus > senator would be a convenient way of 
expressing this, as is done by Stresemann (Avif. Macedon.). 
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