558 Oluf Winge. 



16. Syrnium aluco, L. — Natugle. 

 Edelgave. Every year nesting in a hollow tree in 

 garden; April 1 3th 1878 downy young; March i6th 1880 

 six eggs; March 8th 1882 five eggs, sat upon for about a 

 week; Marcii 22d i883 six eggs, hard sat, and when they 

 were taken, May 4th two^ May i4th one. In a barn, April 

 14 th 1879, three downy young; April 8th 1881 six eggs.. 

 In a village church, March i7th i885 three eggs. Breeds 

 also in several farms near here. — I have found it breeding 

 in two village churches near Tis So. western Själland. (H.) 



17. Bubo maximus, Flem. — Bjergugle. 

 Bones of the body of a male, shot in Tjele wood, 

 Jylland, October 4th, were presented to the Zoological 

 Museum by Conservator E. Hansen. 



18. Otiis vulgaris, F"lem. — Skov-Hornugle. 

 Edelgave. Yearly nesting, mostly in old crows' nests 



in spruces; are here all the year. Would seem to breed twice 

 in certain years. About June ist 1868 found three fresh 

 eggs; next day caught a young bird able to fly. May igth 

 1872 four eggs; April ist 1878 three eggs; April 4th 1878 

 another nest, with tive eggs; April i4th 1879 six eggs; 

 April 3oth 1880 downy young of differentsizes;May i3th i883, 

 in the midst of a rookery, nest with young able to fly. One 

 of these young, when caught, evinced much courage and 

 fierceness, in contradistinction to the young oi Syrnium aluco 

 and Athene noctua. One of the old birds feigned lame. (H.) 



19. Brachyotus palustris. — Mose-Hornugle. 

 Mors, January 24th one shot. (F.) 



20. Cypselus apus, L. — Mursvale. 

 Kjöbenhavn, Breeds. May 9th one; iith three; i2th 

 one; more common from i7th; in füll numbers scarcely 

 before 28th. August, not very marked decrease tili alter 

 9th; a few observed quite continually up to 26th (three — 

 on i8th and 2ist ten). September 6th one, igth one. (W.) 



