434 Major W. R. Thompson on the [Ibis, 
Alderney that I can find is contained in the following 
quotation from Mr. Cecil Smith’s book : “ The Buzzard is a 
tolerably regular, and by no means uncommon, autumnal 
visitant, specimens occurring from some of the islands almost 
every autumn. But it is, I believe, an autumnal visitant 
only, as I do not know of a single specimen taken at any 
other time of year, nor can I find a record of one. I have 
seen examples in the flesh from both Alderney and Herm, in 
both of which islands it occurs at least as frequently as it 
does in Guernsey, though still only as an autumnal visitant.” 
1 do not think it ever visits the island at the present time. 
Buteo lagopus. The Bough-legged Buzzard. 
Mr. Cecil Smith, in his book, states that on his visit to 
Alderney in June 1878, he found one of these birds at the 
bird-stuffer and carpenter’s shop there which had been shot 
in Alderney about two years previously. I have no other 
record of this bird. 
Haliaetus albicilla. The White-tailed Eagle. 
L. has one in his collection, which he shot on the 7th of 
November, 1887. It is a young bird and said to be a male, 
though its measurements scarcely bear this out—3 feet 
2 inches, across wings 7 feet 6 inches. 
On the 2nd of November, 1871, a specimen was shot by a 
Mr. Edwards and is now set up in Scott’s Hotel. This is no 
doubt the bird spoken of by Mr. Cecil Smith-—at all events 
the dates coincide. 
On the 26th of October, 1899, one was shot by Mr. A. C. 
Tourgis on Burhou, the measurements being the same as the 
1887 specimen mentioned above. Mr. Tourgis has it in his 
collection. 
In the autumn of 1908 one was shot by Mr. T. Simon of 
Alderney. 
It is, I think, a not uncommon occasional visitor to the 
island in autumn and winter, but owing to the fact that 
it keeps principally to the outlying rocks and Burhou, 
it is not often seen. During the autumn and winter months, 
owing to the danger of approach, a bird might remain in 
