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A CORNISH FAHNA. 
Kite, Mihus furcatus ; lately obtained from Trebartba. This 
species has been almost exterminated in the -west of England : 
two examples in the Truro Museum of the Cornish Institu- 
tion, labelled as Cornish. 
Common Buzzard, Buteo vulgaris ; the most common of the larger 
Baptores. It has been observed that an extensive and regular 
migration of the common buzzard takes place in the autumn, 
when large numbers are seen together in the moors in the 
eastern part of the county, and throughout the county to 
Scilly. 
Eough-legged Buzzard, B. Lagopus, Cornish ; once seen on Bod- 
min moors. 
Honey Buzzard, B. apivorus. The honey buzzard has lately been 
captured in Cornwall. Two specimens obtained from Car- 
clew, and one from Trereife, near Penzance. This species is 
remarkable for having the lore covered with small feathers, 
which in the other Baptores is nearly bare. 
Marsh Harrier, Circus rufus ; rare throughout the whole county. 
Common Harrier, C. cyaneus; not a numerous species: a pro- 
portion of 4-5ths of the examples captured have been in 
the “ ringtail” or brown plumage. 
Montagu’s Harrier, C. cineraeeous ; not rare : observed at Scilly. 
There are four distinctions in this species from the last: 
viz.,— its inferiority of size ; the black bars on the secondary 
feathers of the wing of the male ; greater length of wing ; 
and in the under parts of the adult male having longitudinal 
rufous streaks, whilst the immature males and females have 
the under parts of an uniform rufous brown, characters not 
observable in the common harrier. 
Scops-eared Owl, Scops Aldrovandi, Trevethoe and Scilly Isles. 
Long-eared Owl, Otus vulgaris ; commonly distributed. 
Short-eared Owl, 0. hrachyotus ; common winter visitant. 
White Owl, Strix flammea ; rather rare in the western part of 
Cornwall, but more numerous in the eastern part. 
Tawny Owl, Syrnium almo ; generally distributed. 
Hawk Owl, S. funcra. The first recorded British example of this 
owl was taken on board a collier, a few miles off the coast 
of CornwaU, in March, 1830, in an exhausted state. 
Little Owl, Noctua passerma ; rare : one obtained near Helston, 
and in the collection of the late Mr. Magor, of Eedruth. 
