398 Mr. J. A. Bucknill on the 
once or twice in winter, but otherwise none of us have come 
across it yet. 
840. Tadorna casarca (Linn.). 
Lord Lilford did not meet with the Buddy Sheldrake 
himself, but was positively assured that it bred in the Papho 
district. Schrader states that it occurs in winter and is 
rather more common than the preceding species. Guille¬ 
mard, who states that it is not an uncommon bird in 
Cyprus, met with it in a marsh in Avgasida, not very far 
from Salamis, on about the 9th of March, 1888, and after¬ 
wards obtained it through his “shikari” in the Famagusta 
marshes. 
Mr. T. Greenwood sent me a fine female shot near Larnaca 
on February the 24th, 1910. 
842. Anas boscas Linn. 
The Wild Duck or Mallard is a very common winter 
visitor, and, though occurring in large flocks on the big 
sheets of water, is well enough scattered over the smaller 
waters to offer more chances of sport than any other Duck, 
except perhaps the Teal: a very few undoubtedly stay 
all the summer. 
844. Chaulelasmus streperus (Linn.). 
Up to the present the Gadwall has been included in the 
list solely on account of its name being written by 
Guillemard in the rough catalogue compiled by him in 
conjunction with Lord Lilford for the latter’s use, but 
Lord Lilford did not meet with it, and no specimen was 
obtained by Guillemard, who does not mention it in his 
f Ibis 3 articles. 
In the middle of February 1909, Mr. Nicolls shot a 
single specimen at Acheritou. Horsbrugh found three or 
four couples—paired—at the end of March 1909, at the 
same reservoir, and on the 23rd obtained a fine male there. 
845. Spatula clypeata (Linn.). 
The Shoveler is not at all an uncommon winter visitor. 
Schrader, however, called it uncommon. Guillemard met 
