28o The Scottish Naturalist. 



8. AsTUR PALUMBARius. Bech. The Goshawk. 



Very rare, but probably more frequent in our district than 

 in the West of Scotland. Tynehead, Dec. 1865 ; Jed- 

 burgh, Nov. 1869 ;i (Aberdeen, 1875 and 1876 ;2) Dal- 

 keith;^ Elie, Jan. 1877;^ Berwickshire, Jan. 1876.^ « 



[AsTUR ATRiCAPiLLUS. WHs. The American Goshawk. 

 A specimen was shot on Schiehallion in the spring of 1869. 

 Vide Gray, p. 39.] 



9. AcciPiTER Nisus. Pall. The Sparrow-hawk. 



Tolerably common, but less so than the Kestrel. 



10. MiLVUS REGALis. Kaiip. The Kite. 



All but extinct throughout Scotland, and stragglers are of 

 rare occurrence. Gladsmuir Woods (Turnbull) ; two at 

 Blair Athole, Feb. 1876.2 Mr Gray, writing in 187 1, 

 thought that the Kite still bred in Perth and Aberdeen. 



[MiLVUS NIGER. Bp. The Black Kite. 



Forfarshire, G. Don. Near Alnwick, May 1866.] 



11. BuTEO VULGARIS. Bech. The Common Su^zard. 



No longer breeds in our district, but specimens are killed 

 every year, principally in autumn and winter. 



12. BuTEO LAGOPUS. Lcach. The Rough-legged Buzzard. 



In some seasons this species is exceedingly abundant 

 along the coast, <S:c., owing probably to migrations from 

 the Scandinavian forests. Especially nuUiefous in 1840- 

 42,1 1863, 1875-76, and other years. 



13. Pernis apivorus. Ciiv. The Honey BUzzai-d. 



Another rather frequent visitant. Three in Berwickshire, 

 June 1845 y^ Tynninghame, May 1856;^ Dunbar, 1862 ;^ 

 Ratho, 1862 -/-^ Kelso, May 1865 ;* two in Berwickshire, 

 1876 ;^ several at Yester, 1877,- &c. 



14. Circus ^eruginosus. Sav. The Marsh Harrier. 



Extremely rare. Falkirk, July 1855 ;i Seaclifif, Oct. 



^ Gray's ' Birds of the West of Scotland.' - ' Scottish NaturaHst.' 

 ^ TurnbuU's ' Birds of East Lothian.' ^ Proc. of Berw. Nat. Club. 



° Trans, of Roy. Phys. Soc. 



