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warren, in May, 1831, is in the possession of Capt. Morshead of 

 Widey ; and another belongs to Sydenham, a dyer, in Plymouth. 



Gen. Pe'rnis. 



1. Pernis apivorus, Honey buzzard. (See Montagu's Dictionary.') 



Gen. Bu'teo. 



1. Buteo Lagdpus, Rough-legged falcon. Scarce. A specimen is at 



Pincombe's ; another, shot at Egg-Buckland, near Plymouth, 

 November, 1836, is in Mr. Drew's collection. 



2. Buteo vulgaris, Common buzzard. Frequent. 

 Gen. Ci'rcus. 



1. Circus cinerarius, Ash-coloured falcon. Scarce. A specimen at 



Bolitho's ; another, sent to Pincombe for stuffing, is at Trelaske 

 House, Cornwall. 



2. Circus Pygargus, Hen-harrier. Not uncommon. Mr. Drew has a 



specimen, which appears to me a variety of the male : it is similar 

 in size and shape ; but the whole of the plumage is of the "pitch 

 or brownish black " of Syme's nomenclature of colours. This 

 bird was shot by the gamekeeper of G. Leach, Esq., who de- 

 clared that the female, which he afterwards killed on a nest with 

 two young, was of the same colour. 



3. Circus rufus, Moor buzzard. Frequent. 



Division ii, Nocturnes. 



Gen. Stri'x. — Subgen. 1. O s tus. 



1. O v tus vulgaris, Long-horned owl. Specimens at Drew's, Bolitho's, 



and Pincombe's. 



2. N tus brachyotus, Short-eared owl. I have a specimen, shot in 



March, 1829, on Exe Moor. 

 Subgen. 2. Strix. 



1. Strfx flammea, White owl. Common. 

 Subgen. 3. Syrnium. 



1. Syrnium stridulum, Brown owl. Common. 

 Subgen. 4. Bubo. 



1. Bubo maximus, Great-eared owl. I have only seen one specimen 

 in Devonshire, and that in a living state, near Honiton, in 1820. 

 Subgen. 5. Noctua. 



1. Noctua passerina, Little owl. Very rare: one specimen was shot 

 by Mr. Comyns of Dawlish ; another was sent to Mr. Drew for 

 preparation. 



11. Athenceum Terrace, Plymouth, January 7. 1837. 



Art. II. A Notice of the Occurrence of Two Species of the Genus 

 Tringa, new to the British Islands ; with a List of the rarer 

 Birds killed in Suffolk, and the adjoining Borders of Norfolk and 

 Essex, from the Autumn qfl&35 to December, 1836. By J. D. 

 Hoy, Esq. 



Although the number of birds which are constant residents 

 in, or periodical visitants to, this country may now be con- 

 sidered well known, still scarcely a year passes in which our 

 list of accidental stragglers is not augmented; nor is this at 

 all surprising, when we consider the powers of flight which 

 some species possess, and which, from various causes, may be 



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