92 The Birds of CambridgcsJiire 



Dendrocopus major (Linn.). Great Spotted "Woodpecker. 



Occurs in many places, but is nowhere common. 

 D. minor (Linn.). Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. ,, ,, 

 Alcedo ispida, Linn. Kingfisher. Not uncommon. 

 Coracias garrulus, Linn. Roller. A very rare straggler. An 



example obtained near Oakington in October 1835 is in 



the University Museum. 



Upupa epops, Linn. Hoopoe. An occasional visitant. 

 Cuculus canorm, Linn. Cuckoo. Very common in summer. 

 Strixflammea, Linn. Barn Owl. Abundant. 

 Asio otus (Linn.). Long-eared Owl. Local. 



A. accipitrinus (Pallas). Short-eared Owl. See above. 

 Syrnium aluco (Linn.). Decidedly uncommon. 



Athene noctua (Scopoli). Little Owl. A rare straggler, pro- 

 bably from the colony established by the late Lord 

 Lilford in Northamptonshire. 



Circus aeruginosus (Linn.). Marsh-Harrier. No longer nests 

 in Cambridgeshire, if anywhere in England. It does not 

 seem to have been obtained in the county of late 

 years. 



C. cyanem (Linn.). Hen-Harrier. The same may be said of 

 this species as of the preceding. 



C. cineraceus (Montagu). Montagu's Harrier. See above. 



Buteo vulgaris, Leach. Common Buzzard. Now a very 

 rare straggler. 



B. lagopus (J. F. Gmelin). Rough-legged Buzzard. ,, 

 Haliaetus albicilla (Linn.). White- tailed Eagle. Occasionally 



straj^s to the county. 



Astur palumbarim (Linn.). Goshawk. A young bird, said to 

 have been obtained in Cambridgeshire, is in the Saffron 

 Walden Museum. 



Accipiter nisus (Linn.). Sparrow- Hawk. No longer com- 

 mon. 



M/li-ns ictimis, Savigny. Kite. Formerly common, but lon.^ 

 ago exterminated. 



Pernis apivorus (Linn.). Honey-Buzzard. Has occurred as a 

 summer migrant and may still do so. 



