138 On the Breeding Birds of Crete. [Ibis, 
at a Rock-Pigeon coining out of Kamares Cave ; if he 
recovers one bird for every three cartridges he will do well. 
Most of the young birds were on the wing by the middle 
of June. 
Columba palumbus palumbus L. 
A pair of breeding birds obtained agree in colour with 
continental birds, but are small, the wing of a male 
measuring 246 mm., and that of a female 236 mm. 
Wood-Pigeons were common in the Ilex forest between 
3000 and 4500 feet, coming down to 3000 feet to feed. No 
young were seen on the wing by the middle of June. 
Alectoris grseca Cypriotes Hartert. 
Three males and two females were obtained, all adult birds. 
Wing of males 155, 160, and 163, and of the females 148 
and 151 mm. Cyprus birds vary from 162 to 169 in males, 
and from 153 to 157 in females, so the Cyprus birds are 
somewhat larger. Such a slight difference in a large bird 
cannot count for much, and as they agree absolutely in colour 
with breeding birds from Cyprus, I unite them with the 
Cyprus race. 
The Chukar is thinly distributed below 3000 feet, above 
which they are abundant. Young birds from newly-hatched 
young to birds slightly larger than quail were seen in the 
last week in June. 
Coturnix coturnix (L.). 
A pair were flushed out of some vines at 2000 feet on 
30 June. None were obtained. 
Fulica atra atra L. 
A single adult male was obtained at Halmyros, near Candia, 
on 2 July. The bird had not bred during the year. All its 
pinions were in very short quill. 
Burhinus cedicnemus saharae (Reichw.). 
Only one was seen—a male, shot near Candia on 9 June. 
Wing 239 mm. Its pale sandy colour agrees absolutely 
with birds in similar plumage from the Sahara and 
Palestine. 
