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BIRDS 



OP 



EEPTON AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. 



(Compiled originally in 1865 and revised in 1881.^ 



ORDEK— RAPTOKES. 



FAMILY— FALCONID^. 

 Falco subbtiteo. (Linn.) The Hobby. 



Very rare. Specimen in beautiful plumage shot by 

 Mv. F. Holbrooke, Jun., within last few years (1881) 

 in Bladon Wood. 



Falco cesalnn. (Genel.) The Merlin. 



Is occasionally shot in the neighbourhood. 



Falco tinnunculus. (Linn.) The Kestrel. 



The commonest hawk of the neighbourhood ; I have 

 found two or three nests in a siftgle day. 



Accipiter nisus. (Linn.) The Sparrow Hawk. 



In spite of the wars waged against this bird, it is by 

 no means of rare occurrence ; it remains through- 

 out the year. 



Milvus vulgaris. (Linn.) The Kite or Glead. 



Is now very rarely seen — though it occurs sometimes 

 at Dovedale, where it formerly has been known to 

 build. 



