312 BIRDS OF THE DISTRICT. 
Syrnium aluco. Tawny Owt. 
Resident. Often heard in the Eaton Woods, near Chester: 
Not in BRocKHorgs'’ list. 
In Wales, nests at Padeswood [R.N.] Common at Nerquis 
Hall, near Mold, where the birds are preserved and regularly 
fed. Miss Liroyp FLETCHER says they will take food in her 
presence [R.N.] Frequent in the woods, near Colwyn Bay; 
easily disturbed in the early morning from 3-30 to 4-30 [R.N.] 
Occurs at Llandyrnog [J.B.] and Abergele [J.H.] and 
Mr. Ruppy’s district. 
Athene noctua. Lirrite Own. 
PENNANT States that this species is sometimes found in Flint- 
shire (Brit. Zool., New Ed., 1812, vol. i., p. 270.) This is 
PROFESSOR NEwTon’s authority for the same statement in 
YARRELL (Ed. 4, i., p. 179.) 
MRr.R. J. Smitu, Aldford, tells me that a small species of 
Owl, which he believes was the “ Little Owl,” bred in an oak 
in the Eaton Park six or seven years ago. 
Mr. JAMEs F. Lowe about twenty-five years ago had a small 
Owl, ‘‘ with a body about the size of a Thrush,” given to him 
by the late Mr. Tuyre. It had been caught in a wood near 
Gresford. It lived for about a year, and was then destroyed 
by a cat. Mr. Lowe thinks he identified it from Woop’s 
Natural History as “‘ Tengmalm’s Owl,” but allows that it may 
have been the “Little Owl,” which seems more probable, 
especially as it is said to have been young and unable to fly 
when first caught. 
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Scops giu. Scoprs Owt. 
Mention is made in Farrell (Ed. 4, i., p. 174), on the authority 
of GouLp, that a specimen was killed by Mr. J. H. Lecue, 
of Carden Park, Cheshire. Mr. Lecue has kindly written to me 
from Carden Park as follows: ‘1 have the Owl you refer to; it 
was killed here by my game-keeper (by my direction), I think in 
1868. I had it set up by old Mr. Shaw, of Shrewsbury.’ The 
date is given as June, 1868, by Mr. Hartrine (Handbook of 
British Birds, p. 94-) 
Order ACCIPITRES. 
Circus ceruginosus. Marsu Harrier. 
There is an immature male of this species in a case of stuffed 
birds in Mr. GARLAND’s house, which he assures me were all 
killed on the Eaton Estate, but more than twenty years ago. 
Mr. Ruppy tells me that one was killed on Moel Ferna in 
1877, and a nest was found on the Berwyns the same year; 
but the species is now rare. Mr. A. T. Jess, Ellesmere, 
mentions having seen it several times near Llansilin. 
Sik Pyers Mostyn has an immature specimen at Talacre. 
