in Great Britain during the Nesting-season. 15 



Scotland, perhaps owing to the greater prevalence of fir and pine 

 woods, which are its favourite resort. Scarce during the breeding- 

 season in the southern and midland counties, where it is better 

 known as a winter visitor. Mr. A. Newton considers it the 

 commonest Owl in the eastern counties. 



Otus brachyotus {Boie). Short-eared Owl. 



Provinces IV. X. XI. XII. ? XIII.-XVIII. 



Subprovinces lo, ii, 13, 22, 24, 25?, 26-29, 34-37. 



Lat. 52°-60°. '' Scottish " or Northern type. Not in Ireland. 



Breeds in Suffolk, Norfolk, and Cambridge ; formerly also in 

 Huntingdon {Mr. F. Bond). The nest has been once or twice 

 taken near Scarborough {Mr. A. S. Bell). In Durham and 

 Northumberland {Mr. Hancock and Rev. H. B. Tristram). Sir 

 W. Jardine also mentions the moorland ranges of Westmoreland 

 and Cumberland as probable breeding-places. 



In Scotland, the Short-eared Owl nests regularly in Dumfries 

 {Sir W. Jardine), on Ailsa {Mr. R. Gray); in the counties of 

 Selkirk and Roxburgh occasionally {Mr. J. F. Whitecross) ; in 

 Stirling {Mr. J. Murray), Clackmannan {Dr. P. Brotherson) ; in 

 Perth {Mr.A.Pullar); in Ross, Sutherland, Caithness, Hebrides, 

 and Orkney. 



Strix flammea {L.). Barn- or White Owl. 



Provinces I.— XVII. 



Subprovinces 1-39, 30, 31, 32, 33-35. 



Lat. 50°-59°. "British'' type, or general. 



Very rare in the north of Scotland, and nests only occasionally 

 in Ross and Caithness. 



Low states that it used to breed in Hoy ; but the bird has not 

 been recently seen in the Orkneys. 



Syrnium aluco {Cuv.). Tawny Owl. 



Provinces I. -XVII. 

 Subprovinces 1-33, 34, 35, 37 ? 



Lat. 50°-59°. "British" type, or general. Not in Ireland. 

 Scarce in the north of Scotland, according to Macgillivray ; 



