THE BIRDS OF WILTSHIRE. 



GENUS. SPECIES. ENGLISH NAME. PAGE 



(not represented in Wiltshire) . . . . . 54 



56 



1 Haliceetus albicilla . . . White- tailed Eagle ... 59 



2 Pandion haliceetus . . . Osprey 64 



3 Falco gyrfalco .... G-yr Falcon 66 



4 Falco peregrinus .... Peregrine Falcon ... 68 



5 Falco subbuteo .... Hobby 72 



6 Falco rufipes . . . . Red-footed Falcon ... 74 



7 Falco cesalon .... Merlin 75 



8 Falco Tinnunculus . . . Kestrel ..... 78 



9 Astur palumbarius . . . Goshawk 80 



10 Accipiternisus .... Sparrow Hawk .... 81 



11 Falco milvus .... Kite 83 



12 Buteo vulgaris .... Common Buzzard ... 85 



13 Buteo lagopus .... Rough-legged Buzzard . . 86 



14 Buteo desertorum . . . African Buzzard .... 88 



15 Pernis apivorus .... Honey Buzzard .... 88 



16 Circus mruginosus . . . Marsh Harrier .... 91 



17 Circus cyaneus .... Hen Harrier .... 93 



18 Circus Montagui .... Montagu's Harrier ... 95 



. 98 



19 Bubo maximus .... Eagle Owl . . . . .102 



20 Scops giu Scops Owl 303 



21 Otus vulgaris .... Long-eared Owl . . . . 105 



22 Otus brachi/otos .... Short-eared Owl . . . .106 



23 Strix flammea .... Barn Owl . . . . . 107 



24 Syrnium stridula . . . . Tawny Owl . . . .'Ill 



25 Stirnia funerea .... Hawk Owl 113 



26 Noctua passer ina . . . . Little Owl . . . .114 

 116 



27 Lanius excubitor .... Great Gray Shrike . . .119 



28 Lanius collurio .... Red-backed Shrike . . . 122 

 . . . .124 



29 Muscicapa grisola . . . Spotted Flycatcher . . .124 



30 Muscicapa atricapilla . . . Pied Flycatcher .... 125 

 126 



31 Cinclus aquaticus .... Dipper . . . . . .127 



32 Turdus viscivorus . . . Missel Thrush . . .128 



33 Turdus pilaris . . . Fieldfare 129 



34 Turdus musicus . . . Song Thrush .... 131 



35 Turdus iliacus . . . Redwing 132 



36 Turdus merula . . . Blackbird 135 



37 Turdus lorquatus . . . Ring Ouzel ..... 137 



38 Oriolus galbula . . . Golden Oriole . . . .139 



