Species List, 1865

A list of birds observed, or thought to have been observed, in Lewis in 1865. From Professor Duns’s “On the Natural History of Lewis” in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1865-66 (vol 5).

Family	Common Names	Binomial (Duns)	AKA	Links

Falconidae	Ring- or Rough-legged* Buzzard	Buteo lagopus		A
	Common Buzzard	B. vulgaris	B. buteo	A B
	Golden Eagle	Aquila chrisaetus	A. chrysaetos	A B C
	White-tailed Sea Eagle	Haliaetus albicilla		A B C
	Fishing Osprey, Fish Hawk, Sea Hawk	Pandion haliaetus		A B C
	Iceland, Jer-Falcon, Gyrfalcon*	Falco gyrfalco	F. rusticolus	A
	Peregrine Falcon	F. peregrinus		A B C
	Merlin	F. aesalon	F. columbarius	A B
	Kestrel	F. tinnunculus		A B
	Sparrow Hawk	Accipiter nisus		A B
Strigidae	Snowy Owl	Syrnia nyctea	Bubo scandiacus	A B C
	Common, Brown* or Tawny* Owl	Strix aluco		A
	Barn Owl	S. flammea	Tyto alba	A B C
	Bare-toed Day Owl, Little* Owl	Noctua nudipes, Gould?	Athene noctua	A
Hirundinidae	Chimney or Barn* Swallow	Hirundo rustica		A
	Sand Martin	H. riparia	Riparia riparia	A
Caprimulgidae	Goatsucker, European Nightjar*	Caprimulgus Europaeus		A
Cuculidae	Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus		A
Corvidae	Raven, Northern Raven	Corvus corax		A B C
	Hooded or Greybacked Crow	C. cornix		A B
	Rook	C. frugilegus		A
Sturnidae	Starling	Sturnus vulgaris		A B
Turdidae	Dipper, White-throated* Dipper	Cinclus europaeus	C. cinclus	A B
	Blackbird	Turdus merula		A
	Ring Ousel or Ouzel*	T. torquatus		.
	Fieldfare	T. pilaris		A
	Song Thrush	T. musicus	T. philomelos	A B
	Redwing	T. iliacus		A
Sulviidae	Garden Warbler	Sylvia hortensis†	S. borin	A
	Willow Woodwren, Willow Warbler*	S. trochilus	Phylloscopus trochilus	.
	Gold Crest	Regulus auricapillus	R. regulus	A
	Common Wren	Troglodytes vulgaris	T. troglodytes	A
	Redbreast, Robin*	Erithacus rubecula		A B
	White-rumped Stone Chat, Wheatear*	Saxicola oenanthe	Oenanthe oenanthe	A
	Whin Chat	Fruticicola rubetra	Saxicola rubetra	.
	Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	Cyanistes caeruleus	A B
	Pied or White* Wagtail	Motacilla yarrelli	M. alba	A
Fringillidae	Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs		A B
	Mountain Finch, Brambling*	F. montifringilla		.
	Grey Linnet	F. cannabina	Carduelis cannabina	.
	Twite	F. montium	Carduelis flavirostris	A
	Greenfinch	F. chloris	Carduelis chloris	A
	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus		A
	Common or Corn* Bunting	Emberiza miliaria	Miliaria calandra	.
	Yellow Hammer	E. citrinella		.
	Reed Sparrow or Reed* Bunting	E. schoeniclus		A B
	Snowflake, Snow Bunting*	Plectrophanes nivalus		A B
	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis		.
	Shore or Rock* Pipit	A. obscurus	A. petrosus	.
	Skylark	Alauda arvensis		A
Columbidae	Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus		.
	Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon*	C. livia		A
	Turtle Dove	C. turtur	Streptopelia turtur	A
Phasianidae	Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus		A B
Perdicidae	Common Partridge	Perdix cinerea	P. perdix	.
Tetraonidae	Black Grouse	Tetrao tetrix		A
	Red Grouse	T. scoticus	Lagopus lagopus scotica	A
	Ptarmigan	Lagopus cinereus	L. mutus	A B
Gruidae	Grey Crane	Grus cinerea	Grus grus	.
Pluriolidae	Golden Plover	Charadrius pluvialis	Pluvialis apricaria	A
	Eurasian* Dotterel	Pluvialis morinellus	Charadrius morinellus	A B C
	Ring(ed*) Plover	Charadrius hiaticula		A
	Lapwing	Vanellus crestatus	V. vanellus	A B C
	Turnstone	Strepsilae interpres	Arenaria interpres	A
	Oyster Catcher	Haematopus ostralegus		A B
	Grey Sandpiper, Red Knot*	Tringa canutus	Calidris canutus	A
	Purple Sandpiper	T. maritima	Calidris maritima	.
	Dunlin	T. cinclus	Calidris alpina	.
	Sanderling	Calidris arenarea	Calidris alba	A
	Curlew	Numenius arquata		A
	Whimbrel	N. phaeopus		A
Totanidae	Redshank	Totanus calidrix	Tringa totanus	A
Scolopacidae	Common Snipe	Scolopax gallinago	Gallinago gallinago	A
	Jack Snipe	S. gallinula	Lymnocryptes minimus	.
	Woodcock	S. rusticola		.
Ardeidae	Common Heron	Ardea cinerea		A
Rallidae	Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus		A
	Land Rail, Corncrake*	Crex pratensis	C. crex	A
	Water Hen, Moorhen*	Gallinula chloropus		A
	Coot	Fulica atra		A
Anatidae	Greylag Goose	Anser ferus†	Anser anser	A
	Wild Goose	Anas anser	Anser anser	.
	Short-billed or Pink-footed* Goose	Anser brachyrhyncus		.
	White-fronted Goose	A. albifrons		A
	White-faced Barnacle Goose	Bernicla leucopsis	Branta leucopsis	A
	(Whooper*?) Swan	Cygnus musicus	C. cygnus	A B
	Shieldrake, Shelduck*	Anas tadorna		A
	Mallard	A. boschas	Anas platyrhynchos	A B
	Teal	A. crecca		A
	Pintail Teal, Northern Pintail*	A. acuta		.
	Wigeon	A. penelope		.
	Broad-billed Scaup Duck, Greater Scaup*	A. marila	Aythya marila	.
	Tufted Pochard, Tufted Duck*	A. fuligula	Aythya fuligula	.
	Velvet or White-winged* Scoter	A. fusca	Melanitta fusca	.
	Black Scoter	A. nigra	Melanitta nigra	.
	Eider Duck	A. mollisima	Somateria millisima	A B
	Golden Eye	A. clangula	Bucephala clangula	A B
	Gooseander	Mergus merganser		A B
	Red-breasted Gooseander or Merganser*	M. serrator		A B
Colymbidae	Little Grebe	Podiceps minor	Tachybaptus ruficollis	.
	Great Northern Diver, Loon	Colymbus glacialis	Gavia immer	A
Alcidae	Common Guillemot, Murre*	Uria troile	Uria aalge	A B C
	Black Guillemot	U. grylle	Cepphus grylle	A
	Little Auk	Alca alle	Alle alle	.
	Razorbill	A. torda		A B
	(Atlantic*) Puffin	A. arctica	Fratercula arctica	A B C
Pelicanidae	Cormorant	Pelicanus carbo	Phalacrocorax carbo	A B C
	Shag	P. graculus	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	A B C
	Gannet	P. bassanus	Morus bassanus	A B C
Procellaridae	Fulmar	Procellaria glacialis	Fulmar glacialis	A B
	Manx Shearwater	Puffinus anglorum	Puffinus puffinus	A B C
	Stormy Petrel	Procellaria pelagica	Hydrobates pelagicus	A
Laridae	Richardson's or Arctic* Skua	Lestris Richardsonii	Stercorarius parasiticus	A
	Kittiwake	Larus rissa	Rissa tridactyla	A B
	Great Black-backed Gull	L. marinus		A B
	Lesser Black-backed Gull	L. fuscus		A B
	Herring Gull	L. argentatus		A B C
	Common Gull	L. canus		A
	Brown-hooded Mew, Black-headed Gull*	L. ridibundus	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	A B
	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo		A
	Arctic Tern	S. arctica	S. paradisaea	A B

Editor’s note: *These names, and all in the AKA column, are not provide by Duns but added now for clarity.

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Species List, 1865

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