Mr. Selsy^s Catalogue of Birds. Q,4>5 



and the adjoining counties. A few years ago, three were shot in Chillingham Park, where 

 they were accustomed to feed upon the fallen deer; and in the winter of 1828, two 

 immature birds (one of which is now in my collection) were killed upon the coast, one at 

 Holy Island, the other upon the shore at Scremmerstone, near Berwick. Another was 

 lately killed in the neighbourhood of Morpeth, and during the past winter, a very large bird 

 of this species, haunted Holy Island, and the adjoining coast. 



Genus PANDION. OSPREY. 



3. PANDION HALIAETOS. COMMON OSPREY. 



Falco haliaetos, Linn., Lath., Selby, &c. 

 Aigle Balbuzard, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Osprey, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Selby's Illus. Br. 

 Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



A fine specimen of this bird, in the possession of H. Hewitson, Esq. of Seaton Burn, was 



shot at Prestwick Car ; another in the collection of Messrs. Hancock, was shot near 



Hartley, and I am informed that Mr. E. Backhouse, when at Hartlepool, frequently ^aw one 



perched upon the wreck of a ship. 



Subfam. Accipitbina. 

 Genus ACCIPITER. HAWK. 



4. ACCIPITER NISUS. SPARROW HAWK. 



Falco Nisus, Linn., Lath. &c. 

 L'Epervier, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Sparrow Hawk, Br. Zool., Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. 

 Birds, Selby's Illus. Br. Orn. 



A very common species. 



Subfam. Falconina. 

 Genus FALCO. FALCON. 



5. FALCO ISLANDICUS. GYR-FALCON. 



Falco Islandicus, Selby's Illus. Br. Orn. 

 Gyrfalco candicans, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



f Falco Islandicus candicans. Lath. &c. 

 Adult. |-v\^jtg jerfalcon, Lath. Syn., Br. Zool. 



r Falco Gyrfalco, Lath., &c. 

 _ jFalco Sacer, Gmel. 



jlceland Falcon, Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn. 



( Jer-falcon, Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds. 



A very rare British Bird. A female now in the Museum of the Society, was shot in 



Northumberland. 



6. FALCO PEREGRINUS. PEREGRINE FALCON. 



Falco peregrinus, Selby's Illus. Br. Orn,, Flemm. Br. Anim. 

 Faucon pelerin, Temm. Man. d' Ornith. 



