Figs, 8 and 4. 



Drawing from a painting of a Hawk at Karnak, to show the overlap 

 of the wing feathers. 



THE KESTREL 



Falco tinnunculus 



The male has the upper plumage of head, back, and wings 

 red-brown, spotted and barred with black ; under-parts bufF 

 with black spots on flanks, and which on breast are smaller 

 and closer together, making long lines. Rump and tail blue- 

 grey, barred with black, one broad bar at end of tail tipped 

 with pure white, base of bill and legs yellow, eyes brown. 

 The female is without the blue-grey, and is more evenly 

 brown all over, with spots and bars on the tail. 



Length, 13 '5 inches. 



This is the commonest Hawk, and nests in nearly- 

 all the ruins of temples and old buildings up and 



25 4 



