OP ORNITHOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE. 



Genus, Pandion, (Sav.), Ospray. 

 White-headed Ospray,* Pandion leucocephalus, ( IV.) 



Section, Accipina. Genus, Astur, (Bechst.), Gossuc. 

 Rock Gossuc Astur palumbarius, (Bee.) 



Genus, Accipiter, (Auct.), Hawk. 

 Sparrow Hawk Accipiter nisus, ( W.) 



Section, Falconina. Genus, Falco, (Lin.), Falcon. 

 Jer-Falcon Falco rusticolus, (Gm.) 



Peregrine Falcon F. peregrinus, (Lin.) 



Hobby Falcon F. arboreus, ( JV.) 



Red-footed Falcon F. rufipes, (Bech.) 



Kestril Falcon F. tinnunculus, (Lin.) 



Merlin Falcon F. sesalon, (Tern.) 



Section, Buteonina. Genus, Buteo, (Bech.), Buzzard. 

 Variegated Buzzard B. variegatus, ( W.) 



Rough-legged Buzzard B. lagopus, (Flem.) 



Genus, Pernis, (Cuv.), Pern. 

 Honey Pern P. apivorus, (Cuv.) 



Genus, Circus, (Bech.), Harrier. 

 Marsh Harrier C. rufus, (Brls.) 



Hen Harrier C. cyaneus, (Flem.) 



Ash-coloured Harrier C. cineraceus, (Shaw) 



Section, Milvina. Genus, Milvus (Auct.), Kite. 

 Gliding Kite M. regalis, (Bris.) 



Genus, Elanus, (Sav.), Forktail. 

 White-headed Forktail Elanus nauclarus, ( W.) 



Family IV. — Strigidce. 

 Genus, Bubo, (Cuv.), Toad-eater. 

 Yellow-legged Toad-eater Bubo flavipes, ( W.) 



Genus, Asio, (Antiq.), Madje. 

 Heath Madge Asio ulula, (JV. Wood) 



Long-eared Madge Asio arborea, ( TV.) 



Genus, Scops, (Sav.), Scops. 

 Tree Scops Scops zorca ( W.) 



Genus, Nyctea, (Dumer.), Snowflake. 

 Gray Snowflake Nyctea cinerea, (Steph.) 



Genus, Strix, (Aniiq.), Owl. 

 Barn Owl Strix flammea (Lin.) 



* It is curious that the four first birds of the British Fauna are among those prohibited in the 

 Old Testament : "the Eagle, and the Ossifrage, and the Ospray, and the Vulture shall not be 

 eaten " " We presume," with Wilson, " that this prohibition was religiously observed, so far, 

 at least, as it related to the Vulture, from whose flesh there arises such an unsavory odour, that 

 we question if all the sweetening processes ever invented could render it palatable to Jew, Pasan. 

 or Christian." 



