CONTENTS OF VOL. II. 



Order PASSERES 

 PLATE 21. {Opposite page a) 



rAGE 



Carrion-Crow. Corvus corone . . . . i 

 Hooded Crow. Corvus comix .... 2 

 Rook. Corvus frugi/egus ..... 3 



PLATE 22. {Opposite page 4) 



Sky-Lark. Alauda arvensis ..... 5 

 Wood-Lark. Alauda arborea .... 7 

 Crested Lark. Alauda cristata .... 8 

 Short-toed Lark. Alauda brachydadyla . . 9 

 White-winged Lark. Alauda sibirica . . .10 

 Black Lark. Alauda yeltoniensis . . . .11 

 Shore- Lark. Otocorys alpestris . . .12 



Order PICARI^ 



PLATE 23. (Opposite page 12) 



Swift. Cypselus apus . . . . . -13 



Alpine Swift. Cypselus melba . . . .15 



Needle-tailed Swift. Acanthyllis caudacuta . 16 



Nightjar. Caprimulgus europaus . • ^7 



Red-necked Nightjar. Caprimulgus ruficollis . 19 



Egyptian Nightjar. Caprimulgus agyptius . . 20 



PLATE 24. {Opposite page 20) 



Wryneck. lynx torquilla 21 



Green Woodpecker. Gecinus viridis ... 23 

 Great Spotted Woodpecker. Dendrocopus major 24 

 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Dendrocopus minor 25 



Kingfisher. Alcedo ispida 26 



Roller. Coracias garrulus . , . . -27 



PLATE 25. {Opposite page 28) 



Bee-eater. Merops apiaster 28 



Hoopoe. Upupa epops . . . . . -29 

 Cuckoo. Ciuulus canorus ..... 30 

 Great Spotted Cuckoo. Coccystes glandarius . 32 

 American Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Coccyzus 



americanus . . . . -33 



Order STRIGES 

 PLATE 26. {Opposite page 34) 



rAcc 



Barn-Owl. Strix flammea ..... 34 



Long-eared Owl. Asio otus • • • • 35 



Short-eared Owl. Asio accipitrinus ... 36 

 Tawny Owl. Syrnium aluco . . . -37 



PLATE 27. {Opposite page 38) 



Tengmalm's Owl. Nyctala tengmalmi ... 38 



Little Owl. Athene noctua 39 



Snowy Owl. Nyctea scatidiaca .... 40 



Hawk-Owl. Surnia funerea 41 



Scops-Owl. Scops giu 42 



PLATE 28. {Opposite page 42) 



Eagle-Owl. Bubo ignavus 43 



Order ACCIPITRES 



PLATE 29. {Opposite page 44) 



Griffon-Vulture. Gyps fulvus .... 44 



Egyptian Vulture. Neophron percnopterus . . 44 



PLATE 30. {Opposite page 46) 



Marsh-Harrier. Circus ceruginosus ... 45 



Hen-Harrier. Circus cyaneus .... 46 



Montagu's Harrier. Circus cineraceus . . 47 



PLATE 31. {Opposite page 48) 



Common Buzzard. Buteo vulgaris ... 48 



Rough-leggkd Buzzard. Buteo lagopus . . 49 



Spotted Eagle. Aquila maculata ... 49 



PLATE 32. {Frontispiece) 



Golden Eagle. Aquila chrysaetus ... 50 



PLATE 33. {Opposite page 52) 



White-tailed Eagle. Haliaetus albicilla . . 5* 



Osprey. Pandion haliaetus . . . . • S3 



