viii BEITISH BIRDS 



I-AGH 



RAVEN. Corvus cotax . . ". . . . . 172 



SLYLARK. Alauda arvensis . \ ' , , . 174 



WOODLARK. Alauda arborea . . . . . . 176 



Crested Lark. Alauda cristata ; . . * . 178 



Short- toed Lark. Calendrella brachydactyla . ' ''.-"' . 178 



White-winged Lark. Melanocorypha sibirica < "' . . 178 



Shore Lark. Otocorys alpestris . . ,-.-.. . '* . 178 



Order PICARL&. 



SWIFT. Cypselug apus . . . . , . % . 178 



White-bellied Swift. Cypselus melba . . . .179 



Needle-tailed Swift. Acanthyllis caudacuta . , . 179 



NIGHTJAR. Caprimulgus europceus . . , . . 179 



Eed-necked Nightjar. Caprimulgus ruficollis . . . 181 



Egyptian Nightjar. Caprimulgus cegyptius * .. , . 181 



SPOTTED WOODPECKER. Dendrocopus major . . . . 181 



BABRED WOODPECKER. Dendrocopus minor -. . . . 183 



GTRFEN WOODPECKER. Gecinus viridis . . . 184 



WRYNECK. lynx torquilla .... . 186 



KINGFISHER. Alcedo ispida . . .... 188 



Belted Kingfisher. Ceryle alcyon . . ... . 189 



Koller. Coracius garrula . ^ ... >'-. 19 



Bee-eater. Merops apiaster ...... 190 



Hoopoe. TJpupa epops . . . ... , . 190 



CUCKOO. Cuculus canorus . . . , % ^ . 190 



Great Spotted Cuckoo. Coccystes glandarius . < . 193 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus americanus . . 193 



Black-billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus . . r 198 



Order STBIGES. 



BARN-OWL. Strix flammea . . . , 193 



LONG-EARED OWL. Asio otus . . . * . . , ' , 196 



SHORT-EARED OWL. Asio brachyotus . . " , . . 197 



TAWNY OWL. Syrnium aluco . " ;. , . . . 198 



Snowy Owl. Nyctea scandiaca . . ', ' ''" . . 199 



European Hawk-Owl. Surnia ulula . , * ,' . . 199 



American Hawk- Owl. Surnia funeria . '> I fe . . 199 



Tengmalm's Owl. Nyctala tengmalmi V' . ' . . 199 



Scops Owl. Scops giu . . : '' . ' . t . 199 



Eagle Owl. Bubo ignavus . . * t 199 



Little Owl. Athene noctua . . . . .199 



Order ACC1PITBK5. 



Griffon Vulture. Gyp* fvlvus . . , . .216 



Egyptian Vulture. Neophron percnopterus , . . . 216 



Marsh-Harrier. Circus ceruginosus . . , . ' . 216 



