178 Mr. H. Saunders on Birds 



PicoiDEs TRiDACTYLus (Linn.). 



I saw the Three-toed Woodpecker in the Orisons ; it occurs 

 in many of the Alpine forests, but not in the Neuchatel Jura. 



Alcedo tspida, Linn. 



The Kingfisher was observed in all suitable localities. 



The Roller {Coracias garrula) and the Bee-eater [Merops 

 apiaster) are rare visitants, but Swiss specimens are in many 

 museums. 



Upupa epops, Linn. 



The Hoopoe was first seen on April 18th, on the willow- 

 covered ground between Lausanne and Neuchatel ; it is fairly 

 common there during summer, and sometimes nests in the 

 gardens of Lausanne and Ouchy. 



CucuLus CANORUS, Liuu. 



Common in the Jura, and often seen and heard on Chau- 

 mont; plentiful near Vevey (E. G. d'H.). 



Syrnium aluco (Linn.). 



The Tawny Owl is widely distributed in Switzerland, 

 including the Jura. 



Nyctala tengmalmi (J. F. Gmelin). 



This thick-plumaged Owl is found in many of the fir- 

 woods of Switzerland, and I saw it several times in the 

 Jura, where its nesting-places — generally a hole previously 

 occupied by the Black Woodpecker — were pointed out by 

 M. Nicoud, who gave me a clutch of three eggs. I have 

 heard the bird calling on a dull day, as well as by night ; 

 its cry being intermediate between that of the Little Owl 

 and of the Scops, but more like that of the latter. 



The Little Owl {Athene noctua) is resident in small numbers 

 in the low country ; the Scops Owl {Scops giu) is also found 

 there in summer. The Eagle Owl {Bubo ignavus) is to be 

 found in most of the deep ravines, and a pair or so inhabit 

 the Gorges du Chauderon, &c., near Montreux; also a few 

 suitable spots in the Jura. The Long-eared Owl {Asio otus) 

 is resident ; A. accipitrinus is a bird of passage. The Barn 

 Owl {Strix flainmea) I believe to be rai'c. The Pigmy Owl 



