COMMON BUZZAKD. 



ACCIPITREH. 



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FALCONID.E. 



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BuTEO VULGARIS, Leach*. 

 THE COMMON BUZZARD. 



Biiteo rnl{iaris. 



BcTKo, Lacepklef. — Bill rather small and weak, bending from the base, part 

 of the cutting edge of the upper mandible slightly projecting ; cere large ; 

 nostrils oval. Wings ample ; the first quill-feather short, about equal in length 

 to the seventh, the fourth the longest ; the first four feathers with the inner 

 webs deeply notched. Tarsi short, strong, .scaled or feathered. Toes short ; 

 claws strong. 



The Buzzard is one of the least rare of the larger kind 

 of Hawks which inhahit the wooded districts of this country, 

 preying upon small quadrupeds, l)irds and reptiles. Its 



* Systematic Catalogue of M;niimalia and Birds in the British Museum, p. 10 

 (LSI 6). 



f Mcmoires (If I'liistitut, iii. y. .")(Ki (1.'<(hi LSfHi. 



