SYSTEMATIC ARRANGEMENT 



THE BIRDS OF IRELAND. 



ORDER L RAPTORES (BIRDS OF PREY). 



FAMILY I.VULTURID.E (VULTURES). 



GENUS I. VULTUR (VULTURE). 



1. Vultur fulvus. Griffon Vulture. Straggler. 



FAMILY II. FALCONID.E (FALCONS, AND ALLIED SPE- 

 CIES). 



GENUS II FALCO (FALCON). 



2. Falco gyrfalco. Gyr Falcon. Straggler. 



3. , peregrinus. Peregrine Falcon. Resident. 



4. 

 5. 



6. 

 7. 



subbuteo. Hobby Falcon. Straggler. 



rutipes. Orange-legged Falcon. Straggler. 



sesalon. Merlin Falcon. Resident. 



tirmunculus. Kestrel Falcon. Resident. 



GENUS III ACCIPITER (HAWK). 



8. Accipiter palumbarius. Goshawk. Straggler. 



9. ,, nisus. Sparrow Hawk. Resident. 



GENUS IV AQUILA (EAGLE). 



10. Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. Resident. 



11. ,, noevia. Spotted Eagle. Straggler. 



12. albicilla. Sea Eagle. Resident. 



GENUS V. PANDION (OSPEKY). 



13. Pandion haliseetus. Osprey. Straggler. 

 GENUS VI BUTEO (BUZZARD). 



14. Buteo vulgaris. Common Buzzard. Resident. 



15. ,, lagopus- Rough-legged Buzzard. Straggler. 



