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his farm at Athalassa during the winter and in the spring, 
when they work havoc amongst his numerous chickens. The 
bird appears to be a winter visitor only, and no doubt more 
common than at other times in the seasons of migration. 
The Cypriotes do use the word “ QclXkovl 99 to designate 
this—and other—hawks. 
751. Milvus ictinus Savigny. 
The Kite is only known in Cyprus from a female sent by 
Glaszner to Madarasz, taken near Larnaca on September 22nd, 
1901. It may be sometimes a visitor on migration and 
perhaps also in winter. 
756. Pernis apivorus (Linn.). 
Glaszner has the credit of adding the Honey Buzzard to 
the Cypriote list, he having sent Madarasz three male 
specimens, obtained in the neighbourhood of Larnaca in 
September and October, 1901. I know of no other local 
record of this species, but presume it to be an occasional 
visitor in the spring and autumn migrations. 
762. Falco cherrug J. E. Gray. 
The Saker has hitherto, so far as I am aware, been 
very rarely recorded from Cyprus. Lord Lilford’s yacht 
when close to Cyprus, though not in sight of land, was 
visited by a hawk, which he believed to be of this species. 
Pearse sent to Lord Lilford an adult male, labelled Beila 
(probably Pyla, near Larnaca), 14th of October, 1878. 
Horsbrugh picked up, or rather found in a small tree, a very 
dilapidated dead bird of this species near Acheritou in early 
April, 1909, of which he brought home such parts as he 
could, to be identified by Dr. Sharpe. I suppose that this 
Falcon, like the preceding species, is an occasional visitor, at 
the seasons of migration. 
761. Falco peregrinus Tunstall. 
Mediaeval writers speak of Peregrines in Cyprus, and 
possibly Unger and Kotschy are correct in referring one of 
Sibthorp’s unidentified hawks—which he proposed to call 
Falco melanops , presumably from the local Greek name 
