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RAPTORES. 



FALCONIDF.. 



FALCONID/E. 



THE OSPREY, OR FISHING-HAWK. 



Falco halim'etus, The Ospvey, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 214. 



Mont. Ornith. Diet. 

 Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 13. 

 Flem. Brit. An. p. 51. 

 Selby, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 24. 

 Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 81. 

 Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. vii. 

 Aigle Balbuzard, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 47. 



Pandion. Generic Characters. — Beak short, strong, rounded, and broad ; 

 cutting edge nearly straight. Nostrils oblong-oval, placed obliquely. Wings 

 long; the second and third quill -feathers the longest. Legs strong and mus- 

 cular ; tarsi short, covered with reticulated scales. Toes free, nearly equal in 

 length ; outer toe reversible ; all armed with strong, curved, and sharp claws : 

 under surface of the toes rough, and covered with small pointed scales. 



