A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS. 



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 84. The Short eared Owl. 



Synonym : Otus Microcephalics Forster, Syn. Cat. Brit. B., pp. 3, 46 

 (1817 — New name for " Brachyopus " of Linne, who, however, never 

 used this name, but Forster meant brachyotos used by Gmelin 1788, 

 ex Forster 1771, and based on Bewick, Hist. Brit. B., p. 86). 

 87. Distribution. — Breeds, probably most years, Norfolk. 



91. The British Tawny Owl. 



Footnote. — Wings, males, for " continental 265-200," read 265-290. 



111. The Peregrine Falcon. 



Distribution. — Bred inland cliff Somerset, 1921. 



119. The Merlin. 



Distribution. — Breeds annually Exmoor (Devon and Somerset). 



134. The Golden Eagle. 



Distribution. — Nested S.W. Scotland 1921 (H. S. Gladstone, Notes 

 on Birds of Dumfriesshire, p. 72), also regularly prior to this date. 

 (F.C.R.J.) 



141. The Rough-legged Buzzard. 



Distribution. — 3rd record for O. Hebrides, Vallay, May, 1919. 



141. The Common Buzzard. 



Synonym : Buteo Spiralis Forster, Syn. Cat. Brit. B., p. 44 (1817- — New 

 name for " Common Buzzard." Bewick, Hist. Brit. B., Fig. p. 57). 



146. The Marsh-Harrier. 



Synonym : Circus Palustris Forster, Syn. Cat. Brit. B., pp. 1, 44 (1817 — 

 New name for Falco aeruginosas and the " Moor Buzzard " of Bewick, 

 Hist. Brit. B., p. 61). 



150. Montagu's Harrier. 



Synonyms : Falco cineraceus Montagu, Orn. Diet, under F., fol. K2 

 (1802 — Wiltshire). Falco cinerareus Montagu, Trans. Linn. Soc. 

 London, ix, p. 188 (1808 — Evidently slip for cineraceus). Circus 

 montagui Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. (Nouv. Ed.), xxxi, p. 411 

 (1819 — New name for Montagu's Falco cineraceus). 



154. The Hen-Harrier. 



Synonym : Circus Aegithus Forster, Syn. Cat. Brit. B., pp. 2, 45 (1817 — 

 New name for C. cyaneus, ex Leach, and as figured by Bewick, Hist. 

 Brit. B., pp. 72, 74). 



157. Distribution. — Attempted to nest Perthshire 1922. 



160. The Goshawk. 



Distribution. — One recorded seen Tearaght Rock (Kerry), Oct. 1922, 

 subspecies unknown. 



172. The White-tailed Eagle. 



Synonym : Pygargus Vulturinus Forster, Syn. Cat. Brit. B., p. 44 

 (1817 — New name for Linne 's " Vultur Albicilla,'' ' which name was 

 used in 1766, while in 1758 it was " Falco Albicilla.'''' " I saw this 

 bird in North Wales and have many examples of its being shot in 

 Scotland. Fig. Bewick, p. 51 "). 



184. The Griffon Vulture. 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeding colonies in valley of Tarn, S. 

 France (see Rev. Francaise d'Orn, 1921, pp. 21, 35 et seq.). 



208. The Buff-backed Heron. 



Nestling. — Exactly like that of Egretta a. alba. (H.F.W.) 



