THE ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD. 



JButeo lagopus FLEMING. 

 PLATE XVII. 



Falco lagopus, GmeL and Lath Buteo lagopus, Fleming. 



Buse pattue, Temm Rough-legged Falcon, Pennant, 



Montague, Wilson, Northern Zool. -c Rough-legged 

 Buzzard, Selby. 



THE Rough-legged Buzzard is a much more 

 uncommon species than the next we shall de- 

 scribe, even in the countries more peculiarly 

 its own. Here it is only an occasional visitant, 

 appearing pretty frequently and with regularity 

 in the south of England ; but in the north and in 

 Scotland visiting the shores only at uncertain 

 periods, sometimes a scattered few only being seen, 

 at others they arrive in some profusion. Thus, 

 in 1815, Mr Selby mentions, "that Northumber- 

 land was visited by some of these birds, and 

 several opportunities were afforded me of inspect* 

 ing both living and dead specimens."* In 1823 

 several specimens were shot in East- Lothian, five 

 or six were brought into Edinburgh newly killed, 



Brit. Ornith. i. p. 69. 



