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dom found in the more open parts of the county. 

 Page 112. 



MERLIN, Falco Msalon. A winter visitor, but 

 very partially distributed. Unlike the hobby, it 

 prefers the exposed heaths and naked Downs to 

 the weald. Page 116. 



KESTREL, Falco Tinnunculus. But moderately 

 dispersed during the breeding-season. Occasion- 

 ally found among large woods, where it deposits 

 its eggs in the old nest of a crow or magpie. 

 Many may be observed at the same time of year 

 along the line of chalk cliffs between Brighton and 

 Beachy Head. They are still more plentiful far- 

 ther eastward, between Hastings and Rye. As 

 autumn approaches they gradually become more 

 abundant in all parts of the county ; congregate near 

 the coast preparatory to their departure for a more 

 southern region. Comparatively scarce during 

 the winter. Re-appear about February in dimi- 

 nished numbers. Page 51. 



SPARROWHAWK, Accipiter nisus. Common in 

 wooded districts during the summer. The sexes 

 separate in the winter. Page 64. 



KITE, Milvus vulgar is. No longer indigenous 

 to Sussex. Was formerly well known in the 

 weald. Has occurred once near Brighton, and 

 once at Siddlesham, within the last ten years. 



