92 A. F, CEOSSMAN — A LIST OF 



of the bird. On 7th November, 1897, Mrs. Brightwen's bailiff at 

 Elstree saw a bird which he described as of this species at the 

 Reservoir, where it remained for some days. In December, 1884, 

 a female was shot near Tring, where another, which is now in the 

 possession of Sir V. H. Crewe, was shot many years ago. About the 

 year 1845 a pair of these birds were shot in the parish of Sandon 

 and passed into the possession of the late Mr. Henry Fordham. 



108. Montagu's Hareiee [Circus citieraceus). — In 1875 one of 

 these birds was shot at Hexton by Captain Young. 



109. BuzzAED [Buteo vulgaris). — This bird, no doubt, was formerly 

 a fairly plentiful resident, although at the present time its visits 

 are very few. In 1877 a buzzard was shot at Russell Farm, near 

 Watford, while another was killed in Hatfield Park in 1879, 

 In October, 1881, a bird of this species was seen near Royston, 

 where one was killed on the 15th of the same month, and in 

 February of the same year a specimen was obtained at Harpenden. 

 About September or October, 1897, a buzzard was shot at 

 Barrington ; this is probably the bird referred to in ' The Globe ' of 

 the 9th of September in that year as having been shot in Hert- 

 fordshire, and presented to the Hertfordshire County Museum at 

 St. Albans. In October, 1897, and again on October 7th, 1898, 

 a buzzard was seen flying over Earlswood, near Barkway. There 

 is also a buzzard preserved at Munden, which was shot near there 

 many years ago. 



1 1 0. Rough-legged Buzzaed [Buteo lagopiis). — On 9th November, 



1880, a female of this species was shot at Bennington, and on 

 3rd January, 1881, one was seen at Easneye, near Ware. In 

 1883 another was shot at Bennington on October 30th. On 19th 

 February, 1892, a specimen was trapped in Bishop's Wood, 

 Bickmansworth, and was exhibited by Lord Ebury at a meeting of 

 this Society, and in the autumn of the same year two of these 

 birds were shot, and a third was taken alive at Tring, 



111. White-tailed Eagle {Saliaetus alhicilla). — The late Mr. 

 Abel Smith, M.P., had in his possession a specimen of this bird, 

 which was shot some years prior to 1877 at Sacombe. 



112. Spaeeowhaavk {Accipiter nisus). — Formerly a common 

 resident, but now much diminished in numbers by game-preservers. 



113. Kite {Milvus ictinus). — It is probable that this bird 

 formerly nested in Hertfordshire. Morris mentions it as occa- 

 sionally occurring in the county, but the only actual record is of 

 one killed about 1840 near Munden, Watford, which is preserved 

 in the collection there. 



114. HoNEY-BuzzARD [Pemis apiroriis). — On 29th September, 



1881, a honey-buzzard was shot at Westmill, near Buntingford, 

 and on the same day another was obtained at Little Hadham. At 

 Munden there is a bird of this species which was shot in the 

 neighbourhood, probably between 1840 and 1850. 



115. Peregrine Falcon {Falco peregrinus). — No doubt in days 

 gone by Hertfordshire saw many a flight with this falcon, but 

 nowadays nearly the only mention one sees of this fine bird in 



