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70. Scops Owl ( Otus scops) occurs in Europe, especially 
in the countries bordering the Mediterranean. It apparently 
wanders to Uganda ; but in this country a sub-species occurs 
(0. s. ugandce), and farther south we have 0. s. capensis. 
71. The Kestrel ( Tinnunculus tinnunculus) is partially 
migratory, but numbers are resident in Europe generally. 
Some certainly migrate to this country in the winter. Fair 
numbers are to be seen in October, and the latest record which 
I have is of a bird taken at Kisumu, in April, during which 
month they commence nesting in Europe. 
They are much in evidence during a grass fire. 
72. The Lesser Kestrel (Tinnunculus Naumanni). — In- 
habitant of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean during 
the summer, and migrating to Tropical Africa in winter. There 
are local races of kestrels, which are very like this bird in 
plumage. 
78. The Marsh and Montagu’s Harriers ( Circus 
ceruginosus and Circus cineraceus) are regular visitors to these 
parts during the winter, arriving about October and going north 
in March. 
74. The Osprey (Pandion hcdicetus). — Fair numbers visit 
us from Europe, where they are generally resident. They 
are particularly common on Lakes Victoria and Naivasha 
during the winter. They have been collected here in 
November to March. They are said to breed in these 
parts. 
75. The White Stork (Ciconia alba and C. nigra). —Several 
specimens have been taken or seen in England, but they nest 
in Europe generally and in North-West Africa. Large numbers 
arrive in this country in October and remain till March. They 
move about with the swarms of locusts. The Black Stork also 
occurs during the same months. 
76. The Asiatic Dotterel (Charadrius asiaticus) breeds 
in the south of Russia to Turkestan. They arrive in this 
country in October and remain till March. They are par- 
ticularly common in December. 
77. The Ringed Plover ( 2Egialitis hiaticula), as a breeding 
bird occurs over Europe generally. It is a common migrant 
to this country, being found both on inland waters and at the 
