viii BRITISH BIEDS 



I'Aci: 



RAVKN. Corvus corax ... . 172 



SLYLAKK. Alauda arvensis ... . . 174 



WOODLARK. Alauda arborea ...... 170 



Crested Lark. Alauda cristata . . . . . 178 



Short-toed Lark. Calendrella bracliydactyla .... 178 



White-winged Lark. Melanocorypha sibirica . . . . 178 



Shore Lark. Otocorys alpestris ...... 178 



Order PICARI^. 



SWIFT. Cypselus apus ..... . . 178 



White-bellied Swift. Cypselus melba . . . . .179 



Needle-tailed Swift. Acanthyllis caudaculu . . . . . 179 



MIGHTJAR. Caprimulgus europaus ..... 179 



Red-necked Nightjar. Caprimulgus ruficollis . . . . 181 



Egyptian Nightjar. Caprimulgus cegyptius . . 181 



SPOTTED WOODPECKER. Dendrocopus major . . . . 181 



BARRED WOODPECKER. Dendrocopus minor .... 183 



GREEN WOODPECKER. Gecinus viridis . . . . . 184 



WRYNECK. lynx torquilla . . . . . .186 



KINGFISHER. Alcedo ispida . . . . . 188 



Belted Kingfisher. Ceryle alcyon . . . . . .189 



Roller. Coracius garrula . . ... 190 



Bee-eater. Merops apiaster ...... 190 



Hoopoe. Upupa epops . . ..... 190 



CUCKOO. Cuculus canorus ....... 190 



Great Spotted Cuckoo. Coccystes glandarius . . . . 193 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus americanus .... 193 



Black-billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus erythrophthahnus . . . . 193 



Order STRIGES. 



BARN-OWL. Strix flammea ...... 193 



LONG-EARED OWL. Asio otus . . . . . . . 196 



SHORT-EARED OWL. Asio brachyotua ..... 197 



TAWNY OWL. Syrnium aluco . . . . . . . 198 



Snowy Owl. Nyctea scandiaca ...... 199 



European Hawk-Owl. Surnia idula . . . . . . 199 



American Hawk-Owl. Surnia funeria ..... 199 



Tengmalm's Owl. Nyctala tengmalmi . . . . . 199 



Scops Owl. Scops giu ....... 199 



Eagle Owl. Bubo ignavus . . . . . . 199 



Little Owl. Athene noctua ...... 199 



Order ACCIPITRES. 



Griffon Vulture. Gyps fulvux . . . . . . . 'Jit', 



Egyptian Vulture. Neophron i)crcuoi>tt'Tn.x .... '216 



Harsh-Harrier. Circus ceruginosut . . . . . . "2l(j 



