BAKN OWL. 

 Case 54. 



This useful bird is so generally distributed and 

 so universally well known, that any remarks I could 

 make on its habits would be superfluous. 



The male, female and brood were obtained in 

 the neighbourhood of Brighton in June, 1872. 



The case is copied from the bell tower of 

 Chiltington Church near Plumpton in Sussex. 

 See " Hough Notes," Vol. I, Plate 21. 



TAWNY OWL. 



Case 55. 



Though by no means an uncommon, this is 

 rather a local species. 



As its name of Wood Owl denotes, it frequents 

 those parts of the country that are most densely 

 timbered. 



It usually nests in a hole in a hollow tree, or 

 in the deserted nest of some other bird, but has in 

 a few instances been discovered breeding in a 

 rabbit burrow. 



Like all the rest of the family it is a most useful 

 bird, but unfortunately does not generally meet 

 with the protection it so well deserves. 



The specimens in the case were obtained near 

 Balcombe in Sussex in June, 1875. 



NORFOLK PLOVER 



Case 56. 



The true home of this bird in the British 

 Islands is, as its name denotes, in the eastern 

 counties. On the large warrens in the neighbour- 

 hood of Thetford and other parts of Norfolk it 

 breeds abundantly. 



On the range of the South Downs in Sussex, 

 from above Worthing to Newhaven, it is also by no 



