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FALCONID.E. 



reference to the prevailing tone of tlie colour of the feathers. 

 The upper part of the head, occiput, and cheeks, pale brown, 

 streaked longitudinally with darker brown ; the whole of the 

 back, wing-coverts, upper tail-coverts, and upper surface of 

 the tail-feathers, dark clove brown, the latter barred with 

 lighter brown, the feathers of the former named parts having 

 lighter-coloured edges ; the wing-prirnaries brownish black ; 

 the chin and throat almost white ; front of the neck, breast, 

 under Aving-coverts, belly, and thighs, greyish white, spotted 

 and streaked with brocoli brown ; under tail-coverts "white ; 

 under surface of the tail-feathers greyish white, barred trans- 

 versely with dark wood brown ; legs and toes yellow ; the 

 claws black. 



The vignette below, is from a sketch of the Buzzard, taken 

 in the garden referred to at page 78. 



