248 Mr. Selby's Catalogue of Birds. 



Common Buzzai-d, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Selby's 



Illus. Br. Orn. 



In the northern counties of England the Buzzard cannot be considered, as a common 

 species. I have occasionally met with it during summer in the neighbourhood of the Che- 

 viots. In the hilly districts of Selkirk, Dumfries, and Peebleshire, it is very numerous 

 during the breeding season, and almost every precipitous dell or rock contains an eyry. 



15. BUTEO LAGOPUS. ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD. 



Buteo Lagopus, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Falco Lagopus, Linn., Lath. 



Buse pattue, Temm. 



Rough-legged Buzzard, Selby's Illus. Br. Orn. 



Rough-legged Falcon, Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds Sup. 



This fine species is only an occasional and rare visitant. In the autumn and winter of 

 1815, several visited the northern counties, and I was fortunate in procuring several speci- 

 mens. A specimen in the Museum of the Society was killed at Marsden Rocks, near 

 Sunderland, county of Durham. 



Subfam. Milvina. 

 Genus. MILVUS. KITE. 



16. MILVUS VULGARIS. COMMON KITE. 



Milvus vulgaris, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Falco Milvus, Linn., Lath. &c. 



Milan Royal, Temm. 



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



A rare species in Northumberland and Durham, but frequently met with in Cumberland 



and Westmorland. 



Fam. Stbigid^. 

 Subfam. Noctuina. 



17. NOCTUA ERMINEA. SNOWY OWL. 



Strix nyctea, Lath., &e. 



Chouette harfang, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Snowy Owl, Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Selby's Illus. Br, Orn., Flemm. 



Br. Anim. 



This magnificent species is a very rare and occasional visitant. Two fine specimens 

 now in my collection were killed in Northumberland, in January, 1823. The female at 

 Rothbury, and the male a few days afterwards, in the neighbourhood of Elsdon. 



18. NOCTUA TENGMALMI. TENGMALM'S OWL. 



Strix Tengmalmi, Linn., Gmel. 

 Chouette Tengmalm, Temm. 

 Strix passerina, Selby's Illus. Br. Orn. 

 Little Owl, Ibid. 



