BIRDS OF ARRAN. 297 



COMMON BUZZARD (Buteo vulgaris). Was quite common in 

 Arran until 1851 or 1852, since which time it has become 

 scarce. One was trapped at Brodick in 1865, and other two 

 at the same place in 1871. 



Obs. I have not been able satisfactorily to trace the 

 rough-legged buzzard, honey buzzard, or marsh harrier, in 

 any of the islands, though I have no doubt they were occa- 

 sionally met with before the increased protection to game led 

 to a general destruction of raptorial birds. 



HEN HARRIER (Circus cyaneus). Breeds regularly. Mr. 

 Halliday and Mr. Mackenzie find several nests every year. 



LONG-EARED OWL (Otus vulgaris]. A few pairs only in the 

 plantations of younger growth. 



SHORT-EARED OWL (Otus brachyotos}. Breeds regularly, 

 and is seen almost daily hunting the moors for prey in the 

 heat of noon. Mr. Halliday, who has frequently found the 

 nest, took one with four eggs in April, 1872. 



WHITE OR BARN OWL (Strix flammea). Sparingly met 

 with in different localities throughout the islands of the 

 county of Bute. 



TAWNY OWL (Syrnium stridula). Not uncommon in all 

 the wooded islands. 



Obs. It is quite possible that the Snowy Owl and 

 Hawk Owl may both find their way at times to some of the 

 islands, as these birds have repeatedly been met with in the 

 Firth of Clyde. Such examples, no doubt, come to this 

 country by means of ships, and make for the shore at the 

 first opportunity. A specimen of the hawk owl was taken 

 in the flesh to a bird-stufFer in Greenock in December, 1871. 



125. INSESSORES. 

 SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa grisola). Very common. 



added that the allan hawk is the great northern diver, which in some 

 parts of Ayrshire is still known by that name; and that the marrat is 

 the razorbill. I am unable to find out what the writer has meant by 

 the divers called Dane*. 



