OF BRITISH BIRDS /I 



all but one Scotland, and all but two Ireland. The total number 

 of species which may be regarded as winter visitors to England 

 is sixty-eight, Scotland follows with sixty-seven, and Ireland with 

 sixty-six. 



There are sixty- eight British Birds which may be regarded as 

 winter visitors, though in a few species a greater or less number 

 of individuals remain to breed, for the most part in Scotland. 



Forty-three of these species are more or less common Winter 

 Visitors to the three kingdoms, but never breed in any of them : 



Archibuteo lagopm. 



Accipiter palumbarius. 



Surnia nyctea. 



Parus ater. 



Loxia leucoptera bifasciata. 



Loxia curvirostra pityopsittacus. 



Fringilla linaria. 



Fringilla montifringilla. 



Ampelis garrulus. 



Euticilla tithys. 



Lanius excubitor. 



Turdus pilaris. 



Turdus iliacus. 



Grrus communis. 



Otis tetrax. 



Scolopax gallinida. 



Phalaropus fulicarius. 



Tringa maritima. 



Tringa canutiis. 



Stercorarius buffoni. 



Stercorarius pomarinus. 



Larus glancus. 



Larus sabini. 



Larus eburnens. 



Larus minutus. 



Podiceps rubricollis. 



Cygnus musicm. 



CygniLS bewicki. 



Anser brachyrhynchus. 



Anser albifrons. 



Anser svgetum. 



