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THE BIRDS OF HAMPSHIRE. 
141. Tinnu7iculus cenchris. Lesser Kestrel. 
A very rare accidental visitor from Southern Europe 
and Northern Africa. 
We are informed by Mr. V. Willett, of Whitwell, in 
the Isle of Wight, that a bird of this species, a male, was 
shot at Carisbrooke on November 25th, 1895, ^^'^^ is now 
in his possession. 
Another specimen, a female, was picked up dead on 
Samborough Hill, near Shorwell, in the Isle of Wight, 
on April nth, 1903, by Mr. Newnham, of the Post Office, 
Shorwell, in whose possession it now is. 
We are much indebted to Mr. Wadham, of Newport, 
for having, in the first instance, given us information of 
the whereabouts of these rare specimens, both of which 
had passed through his hands, and they are the only 
instances of the occurrence of this bird known in the 
county. 
Genu s — P audio n. 
142. Pandioii kalia'eius. Osprey. 
Fish-hawk. Mullet-hawk. 
A regular, though scarce, visitor in spring and autumn 
to the coasts of the mainland and Isle of Wight. 
It occurs occasionally inland, in the vicinity of some 
large river or piece of water. 
It is probably most often to be observed on the estuary 
of the river at Christchurch, and in Mr. Hart's collection 
are specimens procured in 1862 and 1870. 
