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Limassol and was assured that the species bred in the island, 
but the specimens he obtained (in April, 1875) shewed no 
symptom of doing so. It was also procured by Pearse and 
Guillemard. Glaszner sent Madarasz specimens, taken in 
September, October, November and January, near Larnaca. 
691. Scops gitj (Scopoli). 
The European Scops-Owl is not quite identical with theloca 
form which is so familiar to residents in Cyprus. Madarasz, 
who has now separated the latter as Scops cyprius, has 
pointed out, as a remarkable fact, that the European form 
occurs, though apparently rarely, as a winter visitor to the 
island, Glaszner having sent him six specimens of it taken 
near Larnaca in March, September, and October. 
692. Scops cyprius (Mad.). 
The Cyprian Scops-Owl is a common resident in the island. 
Lord Lilf'ord found it very abundant and, no doubt, had he 
written his notes in these latter days, when differentiation 
between closely similar forms is carried out very minutely, 
would have anticipated Madarasz in the separation of the 
local bird as an insular species, in view of the fact that he, in 
1889, drew particular attention to the very dark plumage of 
all the specimens obtained by himself and his collectors in 
Cyprus. He was not, however, very clear as to the status 
of the species in the island and from his remarks evidently 
regarded it as mainly a summer visitor and only partially a 
resident. Pearse sent him specimens obtained in November 
and December. Muller mentions four clutches of eggs taken 
between May 8th and 23rd. Guillemard found it nesting 
in a hole in the roof of a house in the first week in May. 
Glaszner sent a long series to Madarasz taken in January, 
February, March, and October. Madarasz gives a three- 
colour-process plate of Scops cyprius in his paper si Ueber 
die Acigel Cyperns ” (1904). 
According to our observations the Cyprian Scops-Owl is 
not uncommon, and I have not infrequently found it in the 
summer well up the Troodos mountains. Mr. Baxendale 
ser. ix.— VOL. IV. 
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