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British Birds. 
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2. Isabelline Nightjar {Capi iniulgus 
isabellinus) 98 
3. Red-necked Nightjar ( Caprimulgus 
ruficollis) 98 
Sub-Order MEROPES 98 
1. Common Bee - eater ( Merops 
apiastcr ) 99 
2. Blue - tailed Bee - eater ( Merops 
philippinus) ... ... ... ... 99 
Sub-Order UPUPJE 99 
1. Common Hoopoe ( JJpupa epops) ... 100 
Sub-Order HALCYONES 100 
1. Common Kingfisher ( Alccdo ispida).. 100 
2. Belted Kingfisher ( Ceryle atcyon ) ... 101 
Sub-Order CORA Cl AS ... ... ... 101 
1. Common Roller (Corac/as garrulus). 101 
2. Abyssinian Roller ( Coracias abys- 
sinicus ) ... ... ... ... 102 
3. Indian Roller ( Coracias indicus ) ... 102 
Order STRIGIFORMES. 
1. Eagle Owl {Bubo bubo) 103 
2. Small Tufted Owl (Scops scops) ... 104 
3. Snowy Owl {Nyctea nyctea) 104 
4. Hawk-Owl {Surnia ulitla) ... ... 105 
5. American Hawk - Owl (, Surnia 
funerea) ... ... ... ... 106 
6. Little Owl ( Carine noctiia ) ... ... 106 
7. Long-eared Owl {Asio otus ) 107 
8. Short-eared Owl (Asio accipitrinus)... 107 
9. Wood-Owl {Syrnium aluco) ... ... 10S 
10. Tengmalm’s Owl ( Nyctala teng- 
malmi) ... ... ... ... 108 
11. Barn-Owl {Strix flammea) 109 
Order ACCIPITRIFORMES no 
Sub-Order PANDIONES ... ... no 
1. Osprey {Pandiou haliactus) no 
Sub-Order FALCONES ... in 
Family VU LTV RID /E in 
1. Griffon-Vulture (Gyps fulvus ) ... in 
2. Egyptian Scavenger-Vulture ( Neo- 
phron perenopterus) 112 
Family FALCONIDJE. 
1. Hen-Harrier (Circus cyaucus) ... 112 
2. Montagu’s Harrier ( Circus 
Pygargus) 113 
3. Marsh-Harrier {Circus aruginosus). 113 
4. Gos Hawk (Astur palumbarius) ... 114 
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5. American Gos Hawk {Astur atri- 
capi Hits) 114 
6. Sparrow-Hawk (Accipiter nisus) ... 115 
7. Common Buzzard {Buteo buteo) ... 115 
8. Desert Buzzard {Buteo dcsertorum) 116 
9. Red-tailed Buzzard {Buteo borealis) 116 
10. Red - shouldered Buzzard {Buteo 
lineatus) ... ... ... ...117 
n. Rough - legged Buzzard - Eagle 
{Archibuteo lagopus) 117 
12. Golden Eagle {Aquila chiysaetus)... 118 
13. Larger Spotted Eagle {Aquila 
maculata) 118 
14. White-tailed Sea-Eagle {Haliaetus 
albicilla ) 119 
15. Swallow - tailed Kite {Elanoides 
furcatus) ... ... ... ... 120 
16. Common Kite (Milvus milvus) ... 120 
17. Black Kite {Milvus migrans) ... 121 
18. Black - shouldered Kite {E/anus 
cceruleus) ... ... ... ... 121 
19. Honey-Kite {Perm's apivorus) ... 122 
20. Peregrine Falcon {Falcopet'cgrinus) 122 
21. Hobby (Falco subbuteo) ... ... 123 
22. Merlin {Falco cesalon) 124 
23. Greenland Gyr-Falcon {Hierofalco 
candicans) ... ... ... ... 124 
24. Iceland Gyr-Falcon {Hierofalco 
islandicus) 125 
25. Grey Gyr-Falcon {Hierofalco gyr- 
falco) 125 
26. Common Kestrel {Cerchneis tin- 
nunculus) ... ... ... ... 126 
27. Lesser Kestrel {Cerchneis cenchris). 127 
28. Red-looted Kestrel (Cerchneis ves- 
pertina) 127 
Order PELECANIFORMES. 
Sub-Order PH ALA CROCORA CES. 
1. Common Cormorant {Phalacrocorax 
cai'bo) 128 
2. Shag {Phalacrocorax gra cuius) ... 129 
3. American Darter {P lotus anhingd)... 243 
Sub-Order SUL AS. 
1. Common Gannet {Dysporus bas- 
sanus)... ... ... ... ... 130 
Order PHCENICOPTERIFORMES ... 131 
1. Common Flamingo {Phcenicopterus 
rose us) 131 
Order ANSERIFORMES 131 
Family ANSERIDAS ... ... . . . 1 3 1 
Sub-Family ANSER 1 NAS ... ... 13 1 
1. Snow-Goose (Chen hyper boreus) ... 132 
