BIRDS OF GUERNSEY. '21 



As it is partially migratory, and its numbers in 

 the British Islands, especially in the Eastern 

 Counties, are increased during the autumn by 

 migratory arrivals, a few may wander, especially in 

 the autumn, to the Channel Islands, but it can only 

 be rarely. 



Professor Ansted includes it in his list, and marks 

 it as having been found both in Guernsey and Sark. 

 There is no specimen of the Longeared Owl at 

 present in the Museum. If there has been one it 

 must have got moth-eaten, like many of the other 

 birds there, and been destroyed. 



16. SHORTEARED OWL. Asio accipitrimis, Pallas. 

 French, " Hibou brachyote." Unlike the Long- 

 eared Owl, the Shorteared Owl is a regular autumnal 

 visitant to the Channel Islands, arriving about 

 October in considerable numbers, but remaining 

 only for a short time, as I do not know of any 

 making their appearance after the end of November, 

 and the majority of those that have arrived seem 

 to pass on about that time, not remaining through- 

 out the winter, and I hear of no instances of their 

 occurring on the spring migration, so the majority 

 must pass north by a different line from that 

 pursued by them on the southern migration. 



There is only one specimen at present in the 

 Museum. Professor Ansted mentions it in his list, 

 but only as found in Guernsey and Sark ; but it is 



