RING-TAILED HARRIER. 



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presented by the digestive organs. A bird from Northern 

 India now before me, a male in the adult plumage, has faint 

 bars of reddish spots on the sides and lower tail-coverts. The 

 habits of the American bird, as described by Mr Audubon, 

 are generally similar to those of ours, the differences being such 

 as might arise from accidental circumstances. That celebrated 

 ornithologist is convinced of the identity of the species, but 

 several authors consider the American bird different from the 

 European. 



Fjo. 232. 



