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Case 225 — continued. 



a dozen other records of its occurrence in the local area, viz., at Sale, 

 Hoylake and Manchester (Coward, " Birds of Cheshire," p. 117), 1905, 

 and Walney Island, 1884 (Mitchell, " Birds of Lancashire," p. 97). 

 For eggs see Case 231, drawer 7. 



MEALY REDPOLL {Linota linaria). 



An irregular autumn and winter visitor. For eggs see Case 231, 

 drawer 28. 



PINE GROSBEAK (Pyrrhula enudeator). 



A rare vagrant. There have been fifty more or less authenticated 

 records, of which two near Hurlston in 1837 were local. (Mitchell, 

 " Birds of Lancashire," p. 69). For eggs see Case 231, drawer 28. 



ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD {Buteo lagopus). 



Once a common visitant but now rare. Five specimens were 

 shot locally in 1880. For eggs see Case 231, drawer 30. 



KITE {Milvus ictinus). 



The Kite was formerly abundant in Great Britain, but it is now 

 confined to Wales and is a very rare vagrant elsewhere. At one time 

 it nested in the tall trees among the fells, but it has not appeared 

 during the last 25 years. Although formerly a common resident in 

 the Cheshire woodlands, it has only been noticed very occasionally 

 within recent years. For eggs see Case 231, drawer 8. 



HONEY BUZZARD {Pernis apivorus). 



The Honey Buzzard is an uncommon passage-migrant in May, 

 September and October. It is more frequently seen in the eastern 

 counties. The two specimens in the case are local, the immature 

 female being shot at Knowsley Park by the Hon. E. G. Stanley, in 

 October, 18i8, and the adult female at Rainford, in 1835. It is now 

 a very rare visitor to the local area. 



MONTAGUE'S HARRIER {Circus pygargus). 



A rare summer visitor in the British Islands. It has been recorded 

 twice locally — Walney Island in 1874 (Mitchell, " Birds of Lancashire," 

 p. 107), and Whitendale Moor, 1889 (Mitchell, " Birds of Lancashire," 

 p. 123). For eggs see Case 231, drawer 8. 



GREENLAND FALCON [Heirofalco candicans). 

 An irregular winter visitor. There are no local records. 



