116 A HAND-LIST OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



only once 0. Hebrides (Lewis). Ireland. Exterminated as resident 

 probably between 1880 and 1890, now only autumn to spring 

 vagrant. 



DISTRIBUTION. Abroad. Europe from about lat. 66 in Sweden, 

 but local and rare in south-east Europe. Replaced by other races 

 in most parts of Russia, and parts of Asia, also in the Atlantic isles. 



[NOTE. Examples of Buteo buteo desertorum (Daud.) are said to have 

 occurred in Wilts, and near Newcastle, while the occurrence of the American 

 Buzzards, Buteo lineatus lineatus (Gm.) in Scotland (Yarrell, i, p. 113 ; 

 Saunders, p. 322) and Buteo borealis borealis (Gm.) in Notts. (Saunders, 

 p. 322) has been recorded.] 



HALIAETUS ALBICILLA 



244. HaliaStus albicilla (L.) THE WHITE-TAILED 

 EAGLE. 



FALCO ALBICILLA Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 89 (1758 " Habitat 



in Europa, America." The latter erroneous. Restricted typical locality : 



Sweden). 



Haliceetus albicilla (Linnaeus), Yarrell, i, p. 25 ; Haliaetus albicilla (L), 



Saunders, p. 329. 



DISTRIBUTION. British Isles. Resident in a few places in 0. 

 Hebrides and Shetlands. Elsewhere exterminated as breeding 

 species ; nowhere known now in Ireland (Brit. B., v, p. 138). 

 Irregular migrant to most maritime counties and rare vagrant 

 inland, such visitors being usually immature. 



DISTRIBUTION. Abroad. Northern parts of Europe to Mediter- 

 ranean, but scarce in west (in winter to north Egypt) and Asia, also 

 Greenland. 



CIRCUS ^ERUGINOSUS 



245. Circus seruginosus (L.) THE MARSH-HARRIER. 



FALCO ^ERUGINOSUS Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 91 (1758 Europe. 



Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Circus ceruginosus (Linnseus), Yarrell, i, p. 127 ; Saunders, p. 315. 



DISTRIBUTION. England and Wales. Attempts to breed most 

 years in Norfolk but elsewhere now only rare autumn and winter- 

 vagrant. Scotland. Rare vagrant. Has occurred several times in 

 Solway area, but elsewhere only some eight recorded. Ireland. 

 Still lingers on some midland and western tracts of bog. 



DISTRIBUTION. Abroad. Nesting in Europe, Marocco, and north 

 Asia ; in winter in parts of Africa and India. 



