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FALCONID^E, Falcon family, 

 ii. Aquila. Eagle. 



(8) 2. ckrysaetos. Golden Eagle. One was shot a few years ago in 

 Sherborne Park, near a dead Deer ; now preserved at Sherborne Castle, the 

 seat of Earl Digby. 



var. fi.fulvus. Black Eagle. Dr. Pulteney ; Fill Grove, near 

 Blandford. 



var. y. ossifragus. Sea Eagle. Longbredy and Morden decoy, 

 Dr. Pulteney. 



(7) 3. albicilla. Osprey Eagle. Morden Park and ponds, Dr. 

 Pulteney. 



iii. Falco. Falcon. 



(10) 6. peregrinus. Peregrine Falcon. Breeds in cliffs, Purbeck, at 

 Worbarrow, Gadd-cliff, and Duddle-cliff (qu. Durdle door ?), Purbeck ; sup- 

 posed to have sprung from a pair turned out by the late H. Strutt, Esq. 



/3. gentilis. Gentil Falcon. Whitenose-cliff, Lulworth, Dr. 

 Pulteney. 



(12) 7. subbuteo. Hobby Falcon. Breeds in Dorsetshire ; leaves in 

 October, Dr. Pulteney. 



(14) 8. cesalon. Merlin Falcon. G. W., in October, near Blandford, 

 Dr. Pulteney. 



(16) 10. UnnunculuS. Kestril Falcon. Lulworth, &c. One that 

 was seen at dusk, with a stick in its mouth, and among some Partridges, was 

 taken for a Wood Snipe. 



iv. Accipiter. Hawk. 



(1) 11. palumbarius. Gos Hawk. Furzebrakes, &c. 



(2) 12. fringillarius. Sparrow Hawk. Common, 

 v. Milvus. Kite. 



(17) 13. ictlnus. G. W. 

 vi. Buteo. Buzzard. 



(4) 14. vulgaris. Common Buzzard. Common in Dorsetshire ; Dr. 

 P. — Eaten in France. 



(5) 16. apivorus. Honey Buzzard. Rare in Dorsetshire; Dr. P. — 

 Eaten in France. 



(18) ft. ceruginosus. Moor Buzzard. Morden bogs, &c. ; Dr. P. 



(19) 18. cyaneus. Hen Harrier. Breeds on Grenville Down. 

 /3. pygargus. Ringtailed Buzzard. Near Furze ; Dr. P. 



(20) 19. cinerascens. Ash-coloured Harrier. Shot near Charmouth, 

 by C. Baetlett, Esq. 



STRIGID^E, Owl family. 



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