BIRDS 43 



99.— YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO. Coccyzus amencanus 

 americanus (L). 



Accidental straggler from America, obtained twice on west coast. 



100.— BARN OWL. Tyto alba alba (Scop.). 

 Resident and more or less common in lowlands. 



[EAGLE OWL. Bubo bubo bubo (L.). 



Beckwith mentions one killed in a big wood near Llanidloes 

 in November, 1863— doubtless an escaped bird.] 



101.— LONG-EARED OWL. Asio otus otus (L). 

 Resident ; occurring in most districts where there are pine woods. 



The following are additional records of breeding. Messrs. 

 H. King and T. Owen found a nest Avith five eggs in a small 

 wood near Penmynydd, Anglesey, 2nd April, 1908. They 

 also record nests in Carnarvonshire near Caerhun in 1908, Vaynol 

 1909, and Conway, 1910. In Montgomeryshire Mr. George 

 ]\Iountford reports a nest with two eggs at Churchstoke, 5th 

 April, 1913. 



102.— SHORT-EARED OWL. Asio flammeus flammeus 

 (Pontopp.). 



Winter migrant, occurring in limited numbers on bogs and moors through- 

 out the district ; occasionally remains to breed. 



103.— TAWNY OWL. Strix aluco aluco L. 



Resident and generally distributed in wooded lowlands ; most numerous 

 in Montgomeryshire and West Merioneth. 



[TENGMALM'S OWL. Mgolius funereus funereus (L.). 

 Winter visitor, obtained once or twice in Flintshire.] 



[LITTLE OWL. Athene noctua noctua (Scop.). 

 Several recorded in Anglesey : probably imported birds.] 



[SNOWY OWL. Nydea nyciea (L.;. 

 Reported in winter in Flintshire and Lleyn.] 



104.— MARSH HARRIER. Circus ceruginosus (L.). 

 Resident, now very rare ; occurs on bogs and moors. 



