Birds of Ai'changel. 373 



AsiO BRACHYOTUS. 



The Short-eared Owl is very commou; a few remain 

 through the winter. 



ASIO OTUS. 



The Long-eared Owl is only a rare visitor. 



AsiO LAPPONICUS, 



The Lapp Owl is not rare^ especially in autumn. 



AsiO TENGMALMI. 



Tengmalm's Owl is very common. 



AsiO URALENSIS. 



The Ural Owl is a tolerably common resident. 



Scops passerina. 



The Little Owl is not rare. 



Bubo ulula. 



The Hawk-Owl is very common. 



Bubo nyctea. 



The Snowy Owl appears in some winters in great numbers 

 near Archangel. 



Bubo maximus. 



The Great Homed Owl is very common^ and is frequently 

 caught in winter in the traps set for hares. 



CUCULUS canorus. 



The Cuckoo is a very common summer visitor. Henke 

 found its eggs in the nests of the Fieldfare^ Brambling, and 

 Yellow-breasted Bunting. 



Iynx torquilla. 



The Wryneck is a local summer visitor. 



Gecinus canus. 



The Grey-headed Green Woodpecker is a somewhat rare 

 resident. 



Picus martius. 



The Black Woodpecker is a very common resident. 



