3214 Tue ZooLoGist—SEPTEMBER, 1872. 
The Merlin remains in Feroe throughout the year, placing its 
nest invariably in rocks and precipices extremely difficult of 
access. Its nest is made year after year in the same locality: in 
this it differs from the usual practice in Britain, where it nests on 
the ground. I have seen several adults in Herr Miiller’s collection, 
also the eggs. During my stay in Feroe | did not see a single 
example of this bird, though ] am aware it is not uncommon. 
6. Falco tinnunculus, Linn. Kestrel. Native name, Falkur.— 
Has been obtained twice in Faroe by Herr Miiller. 
7. Circus eruginosus, Lion. Marsh Harrier.—A single speci- 
men shot at Kollefiord in September, 1869, and received by Herr 
Miiller. 
8. Otus vulgaris, Flem. Longeared Owl.—A specimen shot at 
Eide on the 16th January, 1871, and another in March at the 
same place. 
9. Otus brachyotus, Forster. Shorteared Owl.—Miiller records 
having seen several examples, but he has never found it nesting. 
10. Strix aluco, Linn. Tawny Owl.—A specimen shot at Eide 
on the 16th January, 1871, and another in March at the same 
place, as I am informed by Herr Miiller. It would appear to have 
been migrating in company with Otus vulgaris. 
11. Nyctea scandiaca, Linn. Snowy Owl. Native name, Katula. 
—This arctic species has been noticéd several times in Feroe, 
and in some instances these have appeared satisfied with their — 
quarters, and have remained for a length of time. Miller 
(‘Fzrvernes Fuglefauna, p. 5) mentions one that he observed 
both summer and winter of 1849 and 1850. In October, 1857, 
an example appeared in the same place, and again in May, 1861. 
On the 14th September, 1863, he shot a male on Kirkeboe Rein : 
this fine adult specimen is now in his collection. Herr Miiller 
suggests that these birds may have bred in Feroe: this is 
unlikely, for it has been seen likewise at all seasons of the year 
in Britain; but, as Professor Newton observes (Yarrell’s Hist. 
Brit. Birds, p. 180, fourth edit.), “ It is now-a-days allowed on all 
sides that the snowy owl does not breed at liberty in any part of 
Britain, though it has occurred in every month of the year.” 
INSESSORES. 
12. Muscicapa atricapilla, Linn. Pied Flycatcher.—Miiller 
records a single flock making its appearance in May, 1846. One 
was shot, and sent to the museum at Copenhagen. 
