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Nyctala tengmalmi. Tengmalm’s Owl. An owl shot by 
Thos. Metcalf, keeper, Highfields, January 1872, in the 
Handale Woods, seems to have been this species. 
FALCONIDE. 
Circus zruginosus. Marsh Harrier. One shot on Waupley 
Moors, 1859. Has been several times seen. 
Circus cyaneus. Hen Harrier. Occasionally seen. Known 
to the gamekeepers as ‘ Ringtails.’ Have seen specimens 
nailed to walls. 
Circus cineraceus. Montagu’s Harrier. Uncertain, but 
several birds answering the description have been seen. 
Buteo buteo. Buzzard. At one time frequently seen; has 
been known to breed on the high ridge of moor between 
Waupley and Danb 
Archibuteo lagopus. Rough-legged Buzzard. Frequently 
got in the autumn. Saw one last November in the window 
of Mr. Eddis, barber, Loftus, which had been shot at the 
moor end of Grinkle Woo 
Aguila chrysaétus. Golden ae One seen several times 
in the woods near Handale Abbey—‘ about 185 
Haliaétus albicilla. White-tailed Eagle. Several seen. One 
Allinson, Skinningrove, on banks between 
Skinningrove and Cattersty, autumn of 1860. 
Milvus milvus. Kite. Several seen and obtained in the district. 
One shot by William Latty, gamekeeper for Lord Zetland, 
1868, in the woods, Highfields 
Accipiter nisus. Sparrow-Hawk. Fairly common; numbers 
increased in the autumn. 
Falco peregrinus. Peregrine Falcon. Was once of frequent 
occurrence. I have seen several specimens shot. One now 
in my possession was obtained on the Highfields Farm. 
Falco subbuteo. Hobby. Has been frequently seen and shot. 
Several hung on trees and gamekeepers’ houses, Highfields, 
Liverton, etc. 
seebcers islandus. Iceland or Jer Falcon. | followed 
d for some hours in the winter, 1870, but could not get 
wide range; from the colour and flight of the bird I am 
pretty certain it was a Jer Falcon. 
Tinnunculus vespertinus. Red-legged Falcon. Have heard 
Sanderson, keeper for Lord Downe, describe a Hawk he shot 
May 1899. 
