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ACCIP ITER PI SCATORIUS. 



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The Fijhing Hazvk. 



Faucon pecheur. 



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HIS Bird weighs three pounds and 

 a quarter j from one end of the 

 wing to the other extended, five 

 foot five inches. The Bill is black, 

 with a blue fear ; the Iris of the 



the Crown of the head 



from 

 : all 



eye yell 



pefe tf^ois livr. 



il7t 



ovv 



brown, with a mixture of white feathers : 



each Eye, backwards, runs a brown ftripe 



the upper part of the Back, Wing and Tail, dark- 



Er 



quart. Lorfqiie fes ailes fo?tt deploy 

 il y a cinq pies ci?iq potcces depuis V ex* 

 trefnite de Funey jtifqua V ext?^emite 

 de r autre. So?i bee eft noir^&^ lapeau 

 qui couvre la bafe de la mandibule 

 fuperieure ejl bleue^ Viris de Fceil jau?2ey le fomjnet de 

 la tete eji brun^ avec un melange de plu7nes bla7iches ; 

 il y a de chaque cote du cou une raye hrune qui com-^ 



mence 



pres de Fceil^ ^ 



qui 



own 



ll07tg 



the Throat, Neck and Belly, white : the Tout le dejfus defon dos, auj/i bien que fes ailes &" fc 



br 



Legs and Feet are remarkably rough and fcaly, queue font d'un brun fi 



and of a pale-blue colour 5 the Tallons black, le ventre blancs-^ fes jamb es ^ fes mains f 



e en arrtere. 



II a la gorge. It 



cou 



and almoft of an equal fize : ' the Feathers of the 

 Thighs are fliortj and adhere clofe to them, con- 

 trary to others of the Hawk kind ; which nature 

 feems to have defigned for their more ealy pene- 



d 



He rabotetfe, d'un bleu pale 



doigts font noirs &' prefque d'une eg ale grandeur y &' 



des autres efpeces de Faucons^ les plumes 



des 



d 



e 



font courtes 



s 



ppliq 



trating the water» 



fur la peau, la nature les ayant 



dfpofees, a ce quil paroit, afin que ces oifeaux puf 



fent penetrer plus afeme?it dans' I 



Their manner of fifhing is (after hovering a while refufi aux autres efpeces de Fi 



qu elk a 



over the water) to precipitate into it with prodigious 



Leur maniere de pecher eft celle 



fwiftnefs ; where it remains for fome minutes, and Faucon a plane quelque terns au dejfus de I 

 feldom rifes without a fifh : which the Bald Eagle precipite d'une vitejfe furprenante, y rejle quelq 



que le 

 ilsy 



(which is generally on the watch) no fooner Ipies, 

 but at him furioufly he flies : the Hawk mounts, 



minutes y ^ en fort rarement fans poijfon, ce que V Ai 



qui eJi ordinairement aux aguetSy na pas pluto 



ipperqu quelle 



lui avec ft 



leFc 



fcreaming out, but the Eagle always foars above 



him, and compels the Hawk to let it fall ; which the \ 



Eagle feldom fails of catching, before it reaches the ; 



Water. It is remarkable, that whenever the Hawk' tomhe dans 7 



catches a Fifli, he calls, as if it were, for the Eagle; fois que le Faucon prend unpoiffon] il appelhy pour 



''leva en poujfant des cris, mais V Aigle vole tou jours 

 defjus de lui^ &' le force de lacher fa proye, quelle 

 manque gueres d'attraper avant que cette proye 



II efi a remarquer que toutes les 



who always obeys the call, if within hearing. 



The lower parts of the rivers and creeks near 



if direy VAigky qui obeit tou jours ft elk efi ^ 



portee de I entendre 

 Le bas de 



les petites bayes de la mer 



the fea abound moft with thefe Eagles and Hawks, f^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ frequentes par cette forte d'Aigl 



where thefe diverting contefls are frequently feen. ^^ Faucons : on y voit fouvent leurs difputesy quifc 



fffez divertiJTantes. 



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