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in the plains, but though we continued to meet an occasional 
specimen until the first week in May, it was from the 
mountains that most of our records during that month came, 
while Horsbrugh and Mr. Nieolls met with it there not un¬ 
commonly in June. From July the 1st, 1908, when I arrived 
at the hill-station, until about mid-September, I frequently 
noticed the Hoopoe, and in August 1 had the pleasure of 
seeing an old pair and three young birds in close proximity 
to our mountain cottage (5500 ft.). They were very tame, 
and the old birds sometimes came within a few yards of the 
house, 
670. Cuculus canorus Linn. 
The Cuckoo is a common spring and autumn visitor, and 
was known to Sibthorp, who frequently heard it. Lord 
Lilford found it exceedingly common ; Guillemard records 
having first heard it on April the 13th, and Glaszner sent 
Madarasz a couple collected in the latter half of that month. 
According to our observations the Cuckoo arrives at the 
beginning of April (our earliest date being the 2nd— 
Horsbrugh ). From that date till the first week in May we 
constantly saw and heard it, but Horsbrugh noticed it at 
Morphou as late as June 6th (1909), and Mr. Baxendale at 
Papho in mid-July. Probably, therefore, a few individuals 
deposit their eggs with suitable hosts in the hills, but up to 
the present I have never heard or seen a specimen during 
my two summer visits to the mountains, and records of 
the return migration appear to be entirely lacking; pre¬ 
sumably it should take place at the end of August or 
beginning of September. 
Its note in Cyprus seems rather feeble. 
674. Coccystes glandarius (Linn.) 
Much to Lord Lilford - ’s surprise he did not meet with the 
Great Spotted Cuckoo in Cyprus, but Pearse sent him a 
single specimen. Mtiller refers to two female adults and 
five eggs from five clutches of eggs of the Magpie taken 
between April 15th and May 20th. Guillemard brought 
