16 A CATALOGUE OF THE BIEDS 



On the 19tli of February, 1842, a mattu^e female was shot by 

 John Forster, Jnn., Esq., of Shaftoe, in a plantation near Bolam 

 Lake, E'orthumberland. Another mature female was taken in 

 1 844 in a trap, at Bedlington, in the same county, and was, for 

 some years, in the possession of Mr. Longridge. A fine mature 

 female, now ra the Newcastle Museum, was presented by Ealph 

 Carr-EUison, Esq. It was captiired in Hulne Park, near Alnwick, 



In April, 1845, an immature female was killed at "Woodburn, 

 on the Eeedwater ; and a mature female, which was shot in the 

 neighbourhood of Castle Eden Dene, a few years ago, is in the 

 possession of Rowland Burdon, Esq., of Castle Eden. A fine 

 male specimen, in first plumage, for which I am indebted to the 

 late Mr. George Balmer, was caught in a trap at Kielder, North 

 Tyne, October, 1846 ; and I am informed by John Coppin, Esq., 

 that a specimen was killed at "WTiickhope, North Tyne, February, 

 1854. 



Three individuals are mentioned in the second edition of Yar- 

 rell, Yol. I., p. 64, as having been killed in Northumberland 

 during the winter of 1831. 



11. ACCIPITER, Brisson. 



16. Spaeeow Haavk. A. nisijs, {LinncBus.) 

 Falco nisus, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, I., 34. 

 Accipiter nisus, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 4, I., 88. 



A common resident ; but not nearly so plentiful as formerly. 

 It feeds on small birds, such as the Buntings, Sparrows, Thrushes, 

 and Starlings. 



I have a veiy interesting variety (figured in PL II.) of this 

 species, that was shot on Tyneside in 1854 : it is a male, and ap- 

 parently adult. The under parts are entirely deprived of trans- 

 verse bands; the throat, lower parts of the belly, vent, under 

 tail coverts, and thighs are white, slightly tinged with rufous ; 

 the whole of the breast, flanks, and cheeks, clear rufous or tawny 

 colour ; the upper parts, tail, and quill feathers are of a pretty 

 uniform greyish brown, somewhat intensified at the head and 

 back of the neck ; there is a white spot on the occipital region, 



