ROCK-DOVE. Coliimba livia. 



Resident on all our rocky coasts. Local resident on rocky coasts and 

 mountains south of the Arctic Circle^ across Europe, North Africa, and 

 North Asia. Subject to some local variation. 



TURTLE-DOVE. Turtur auritus. 



Common summer visitor to South Englaud_, rarer in North England, 

 Walesj and Ireland, very rare in Scotland. Summer visitor to temperate 

 Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor, Palestine, Persia, and Turkestan. 

 Winter visitor to Central Africa. 



EASTERN TURTLE-DOVE. Turtur orientalis. 



Accidental visitor ; only one British record (Scarboro^). Summer visitor 

 to South-east Siberia. Winter visitor to India, China, and Japan. 

 Subject to some local variation. 



PASSENGER PIGEON. Ectopistes migratorius. 



Half a dozen examples have been shot in various parts of England, 

 Scotland, and Ireland, probably escaped from confinement. Breeds in 

 Canada south of the Arctic Circle and in the North-eastern States. 

 Winters in the States. 



Suborder STRIGES. 



Family STRIGID.^. 



BARN-OWL. Aluco flammeus. 



Common resident, Circumtropical species, resident from about 40^ 

 North to 40° South, except that in West Europe it ranges to 58° North. 

 Subject to considerable local variation. 



WOOD-OWL. Strix aluco. 



Resident in Great Britain, unknown in Ireland. Resident in Algeria, 

 Europe to lat. 67° in the west and 58° in the cast, Palestine, Asia Minor, 

 Turkestan, the Himalayas, Tibet, and North China. Two forms — one grey, 

 the other rufous, — probably climatic variations. 



