BIRDS OF THE BRISTOL DISTRICT. 365 



F. sesalon - Merlin - Summer visitor - occasional 



(Two or three have been shot at intervals. No record.) 



F. tinnunculus - Kestrel - Summer visitor • generally distributed 



(Frequent occurrence. Breeds at Leigh, and a year or two 

 since in St. Vincent's E,ocks.) 



F. nisus - Sparrow Hawk - Summer visitor - generally distributed 



(Frequent occurrence. Breeds at Leigh and Henbury. 

 Becoming scarce, from continual destruction.) 



Falco milvus - Kite - Indigenous - rare 



(One shot some years since. No record.) 



F. buteo - Buzzard - Indigenous - rare 



(Two shot at Leigh. One in my possession.) 



F. apivorous - Honey Buzzard - Indigenous - rare 

 (Two at Leigh. No record of date. G. H.) 



F. cyaneus - Hen Harrier - Indigenous - rare 

 (Has occurred some years since. No record. G. H.) 



Family. Strigid^. 

 Genus. Strix. 



Strix otus - Long-eared Owl - Indigenous - rare 

 (Portishead. Local list.) 



S. brachyotus - Short- eared Owl - Indigenous - occasional 



(Leigh. Portishead.) 



S. flammea - "White Owl - Indigenous - generally distributed 



(Leigh. Kingsweston. Not common.) 



S. aluco - Brown Owl - Indigenous - generally distributed 

 (Leigh ; Stoke Bishop ; Stapleton ; Kingsweston,) 



Order 2. INSESSOEES. 



Group 1. Dentirostres. 



Family. Laniad^. 



Genus. Lanius. 



Lanius collurio - Red-beaked Shrike - Summer visitor - gen. dis. 



(Frequent at Leigh, Hallen, Stapleton. Insects some 

 times found impaled by this bird.) 



