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Kite, Mihus furcakis ; lately obtained from Trebartha. This 

 species has been almost exterminated in the west of England : 

 two examples in the Truro Museum of the Cornish Institu- 

 tion, labelled as Cornish. 

 Common Buzzard, Buteo vulgaris ; the most common of the larger 

 Raptores. It has been observed that an extensive and regular 

 migration of the common buzzard takes place in the autumn, 

 when large numbers are seen together in the moors in the 

 eastern part of the county, and throughout the county to 

 SciHy. 



Eough-legged Buzzard, B. Lagopus, Cornish ; once seen on Bod- 

 min moors. 



Honey Buzzard, B. apivorus. The honey buzzard has lately been 

 captured in Cornwall. Two specimens obtained from Car- 

 clew, and one from Trereife, near Penzance. This species is 

 remarkable for having the lore covered with small feathers, 

 which in the other Raptores is nearly bare. 



Marsh Harrier, Circus rufus ; rare throughout the whole county. 



Common Harrier, C. cyaneus ; not a numerous species : a pro- 

 portion of 4-5ths of the examples captured have been in 

 the " ringtail " or brown plumage. 



Montagu's Harrier, C. cineraceous ; not rare : observed at Scilly. 

 There are four distinctions in this species from the last : 

 viz., — its inferiority of size ; the black bars on the secondary 

 feathers of the wing of the male ; greater length of wing ; 

 and in the under parts of the adult male having longitudinal 

 rufous streaks, whilst the immature males and females have 

 the under parts of an uniform rufous brown, characters not 

 observable in the common harrier. 



Scops-eared Ow\, Scops Aldrovandi, Trevethoe and Scilly Isles. 



Long-eared Owl, Otus vulgaris ; commonly distributed. 



Short-eared Owl, 0. Irachyotus ; common winter visitant. 



White Owl, Strix flammea ; rather rare in the western part of 

 Cornwall, but more numerous in the eastern part. 



Tawny Owl, Syrnium aluco ; generally distributed. 



Hawk Owl, S. funera. The first recorded British example of this 

 owl was taken on board a collier, a few miles off the coast 

 of Cornwall, in March, 1830, in an exhausted state. 



Little Owl, Noctua passer ina ; rare : one obtained near Helston, 

 and in the collection of the late Mr. Magor, of Eodruth. 



