198 ANNALS OF BIRD LIFE. 



Tbe Spotted Eagle, the Goshawk, the American 

 Goshawk, and the beautiful Swallow-tailed Kite, 

 are all autumn wanderers to this country, the two 

 former from the Pomeranian forests, the two latter 

 from North America. Three of our rarest Owls 

 have visited us at this season likewise : the Snowy 

 Owl, the Hawk Owl, and Tengmalm's Owl, all 

 wanderers from the Arctic forests and tundras. 



We now pass on to that important family the 

 Passeridse, amongst which we shall find many 

 instances of bird errantry. The birds in this 

 family are famous for the great journeys they 

 perform in spring and autumn, the majority of 

 the species being more or less migratory. First 

 to claim our notice is White's Thrush a bird all 

 the way from Eastern Siberia and China ! Most 

 of the examples obtained in this country were 

 got in winter; but unquestionably they came 

 with the autumn flight of birds from the east, 

 and had loitered on the way. Another Siberian 

 stranger which may be looked for any autumn, 

 is the Black-throated Ousel. The single ex- 

 ample of this species hitherto obtained, like the 

 preceding, also lingered on the way across Asia 

 and Europe, and did not reach this country 

 apparently until the winter. Another autumn 

 wanderer to the eastern coasts of the British 

 Islands, is the Scandinavian form or sub-species 

 of the Dipper. It may turn up any season with 

 the migrants from the north of Europe, and 

 should be carefully looked for in all suitable 



