96 RARE VISITANTS. 
Obs. ‘The occurrence of this species in England 
must be considered extremely doubtful. 
TENGMALM’S OWL. Nyctale tengmalmi (Gmelin). 
Hab. Europe, and Northern Asia as far south as Nepal *. 
One, Morpeth, Northumberland, 1812: Selby, Illustr. Brit. 
Orn. vol. i. p. 105. 
One, Widdrington, Northumberland, Jan. 1813: Bewick, 
Hist. Brit. Birds, i. p. 65 (erroneously named Little Owl). 
One, Kent, May 1836: Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, vol. 1. 
p-. 163. 
One, recently killed, purchased in London, 1836: Yarrell, /. c. 
One, Bradwell, Suffolk: Gurney & Fisher, Zoologist, 1846, 
p. 1305. 
One, Spinningdale, Sutherlandshire, May 1847: St. John, 
Tour in Sutherland, vol. i. p. 123; Gray, Birds of West 
of Scotland, p. 64: 
One, Hunmanby, York, 1847: B. R. Morris, Zoologist, 1850, 
p- 2649. 
One near Whitburn, Durham, Oct. 1848: Bold, Zoologist, 
1850, p. 2765. 
One, Beechamwell, Norfolk, 27th Jan. 1849: in the collection 
of Rev. E. Dowell of Dunton. 
One, Rothbury, Northumberland, April 1849: in the collec- 
tion of Mr. John Hancock. 
One, Melsetter, Orkney, 1851: Baikie, Zoologist, 1853, 
p- 3843 ; R. Gray, op. cit. 
One, Holmbush Park, near Horsham, 27th March, 1857: 
Borrer, Zoologist, 1858, p. 5988. 
* Mr. Elliot has shown (Ibis, 1872, pp. 48-52) that this species 
is identical with the North-American bird generally known as JV. 
richardsoni, Bonaparte; North America, therefore, should be added 
to the habitat. 
