434 Major W. R. Thompson on the [Ibi^i, 



Aldernev that T can find is contained in the following 

 quotation from Mr. Cecil Smith's book : " The Buzzard is a 

 tolerably reoular, and by no means unconnnon, autumnal 

 visitant, sj)ecimens occurring from some of the islands almost 

 every autumn. Rut it is, I believe, an autumnal visitant 

 only, as I do not know of a single specimen taken at any 

 other time of year, nor can I find a record of one. I have 

 seen examples in the flesh from both Alderney and Herm, in 

 both of which islands it occurs at least as frequently as it 

 does in Guernsey, though still only as an autumnal visitant." 



1 do not think it ever visits the island at the present time. 



Buteo lagopus. The Rough-legged Buzzard. 



Mr. Cecil Smith, in his book, states that on his visit to 

 Alderney in June 1878,. h(^ found one of these birds at the 

 bird-stufFer and carpenter's shop there which had been shot 

 in Alderney about two years previously. I have no other 

 record of this bird. 



Haliaetus albicilla. The White-tailed Eagle. 



L. has one in his collection^ which he shot on the 7th of 

 November, 1887. It is a young bird and said to be a male, 

 though its measurements scarcely bear this out — 3 feet 



2 inches, across wings 7 feet 6 inches. 



On the 2nd of November, 1871, a specimen was shot by a 

 Mr. Edwards and is now set up in Scott's Hotel. This is no 

 doubt the bird spoken of by Mr. Cecil Smith — at all events 

 the dates coincide. 



On the 26th of October, 1899, one was shot by Mr. A. C. 

 Tourgis on Burhou, the measurements beino- the same as the 

 1887 specimen mentioned above. Mr. Tourgis has it in his 

 collection. 



In the autumn of 1908 one was shot by Mr. T. Simon of 

 Alderney. 



It is, I think, a not uncommon occasional visitor to the 

 island in autumn and winter, but owing to the fact that 

 it keeps principally to the outlying rocks and Burhou, 

 it is not often seen. During the autumn and winter months, 

 owing to the danger of approach, a bird might remain in 



