XVI. 



British Birds. 



2. Isabelline Nightjar (Cap) hini/gus 



isabclliniis) 98 



3. Red-necked Nightjar (Cdprii/iii/giis 



nifirollis) 98 



Sub-Order ME ROPES 



1. Commiin Bee - eater (Mcrops 



apiastcr) 



2. Blue - tailed Bee - eater [Mcrops 



philippiiiiis) ... 



Sub-Ord.r V PUPAL 



I. Common Hoopoe [Lp?ipn cpops) ... 



98 



99 



99 



99 

 100 



Sub-Order HALCYONES too 



1. Common Kingfisher (Alccdo ispida).. 100 



2. Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle akyon) ... loi 



Sub-Order COR AC I A: loi 



1. QoramonV.oW^T (Coracias garrulns). loi 



2. Abyssinian Roller {Coracias ahys- 



siniciis) ... 102 



3. Indian Roller [Coracias /udiei/s) ... 102 



Order STRIGIFORMES. 



1. Eagle Owl [Bubo bubo) 103 



2. Small Tnfted Owl (6"ro/.s' .y<"o/i) ... 104 



3. Snowy Owl [Njclea nyctea) 104 



4. Hawk-Owl [Suniia ulula) 105 



5. American Haw'k - Owl (Surnia 



fullered) 106 



6. Little Owl [Carine nocttia) 106 



7. Long-eared Owl (^j/o o///,?) 107 



8. 'Si\\or\.-^3.xfiA. Ow\{ Asia accipitriinis)... 107 

 <). \^ooA-0\m\ [Symiut/i aluco) loS 



10. Tengmalm's Owl [\yetala /eiig- 



malmi) ... 108 



11. V>?ixv\-C)\\\ {.Stri.v JianiDiea) 109 



Order ACCIPITRI FORMES no 



Sub-Order PAMJIO.XES 110 



I. Osprey iPaiidio/i /la/iae/us) ... ... no 



Sub-Order FA LCOAES in 



Fa7nily VULTURIDAl in 



1. Griffon-Vulture (Gr;).? /«/T'«i) ... in 



2. Egj^ptian Scavenger-Vulture [Neo- 



phron perciwpterui) 112 



Fa>?iily FALCOXID.E. 



1. Hen-Harrier (Oraw (rj'rt«f«.s) ... 112 



2. Montagu's Harrier {Circus 



pygargiis) n3 



3. ^axs\\-i\arr\eT [Circus a^'teginosiis). 113 



4. Gos Hawk [Astiir palumbarius) ... 114 



5. American Gos Hawlc [Astiir atri- 



capilliis) 114 



6. Sparrow-Hawk (.4c.vv)^//(7' ?;/.?/«) ... 115 



7. Common Buzzard (Z>V/A'0 /wAo) ... 115 



8. Desert Buzzard (Butco dcsertorum) 116 



9. Red-tailed Buzzard (/)'/c/ci9 ;5&rcrt//s) 116 

 10. Red - shouldered Buzzard (Buteo 



/i/iealus) 



n. Rough - legged Buzzard - Eagle 

 (Arc/iibitteo lagopus) 



12. Golden Eagle {Aquila chtysaetus)... 



13. Larger Spotted Eagle {Aquila 



inaculata) 



14. White-tailed Sea-Eagle [Haliactus 



albicillo) 



15. Swallow- tailed Kite [E/aiioides 



ftircatiis) 



16. Common Kite {Mitvus 7?iikius) ... 



17. Black Kite {.Mi/vus migrans) 



18. Black - shouldered Kite [Elanus 



cccr ulcus) 



19. Honey-Kite (Pernis apii'urus) 



20. 'Peregrme F3.\con (Falco pcregrinu.^) 122 



21. Hobby {Falco subbuleo) 123 



22. Merlin [Falco tr.':alon) 



23. Greenland Gyr-Falcon (Hicrofalco 



eaudicans) ... ... 



24. Iceland Gyr-Falcon [Hicrofalco 



islaiidicus) 



25. Grey Gyr-Falcon {Hicrofalco gyr- 



falco) 



26. Common Kestrel [Cerchncis tiii- 



II u lieu Ills) 



27. Lesser Kestrel {Cerclincis ccnchris). 



28. Red-footed Kestrel iCerchneis ves- 



pertiini) 



117 



117 

 m8 



118 



119 



120 

 120 

 121 



121 

 122 



124 



124 



125 



126 

 127 



127 



Order PELECANIFORMES. 

 Sub-Order PHALA CROCORA CES. 



1. Common Cormorant [PhalacrocorajK- 



carbo) 128 



2. Shag {Plialacrocora.v graculiis) ... 129 



3. American Darter (/Vo/w.f (7«/'/«^(2)... 243 



Sub-Order SUL^E. 

 I. Common Gannet 

 sanus) 



{Dysporus bas- 



Order PHCENICOPTERIFORMES ... 

 I. Common Flamingo [Pluvnicoptcrus 

 rose US) 



Order ANSERIFORMES 



Family AXSER/D.E 



Sub-Family A.\SERJ\.E 



I. Snow-Goose {Chen hypci Ourcus) 



131 

 13' 

 131 



