IN THE HANCOCK COLLECTION. 13 



Care 



No. 4 and 5 (front centre). Downy state. 

 ,, 6 (right centre). F. peregrinator. Female. 

 Fattegurh district, India. 

 Received this specimen from W. E. Brooks, Esq., 



Nov. 16th, 1870. 

 Remark. — This specimen is placed here for comparison 

 with the European F. peregrinus. I think it to be the 

 Indian race of that species. John Hancock. 



39. Peregrine Falcon. 



No. 1 (left), Male in first plumage. 



Stranraer, N.B., Jan. 26th, 1883. 



Presented bg Mr. Galbraith. 

 ,, 2 (centre). Female in first plumage. 



Hartley Bates, Northumberland, Sept. 22nd, 1852. 

 ,, 3 (right). Male in first plumage. 



Shot at Hepple, on the Coquet, Nov., 1883. 



Presented bg Capt. A. Noble, R.A. 



40. Peregrine Falcon. 



No. 1 (left). Mature female. 



Cumberland, March, 1838. 

 ,, 2 (right). Mature male. 



Scotland. 

 Died in the Edinburgh Zoological Gardens, 1848. 



41. Peregrine Falcon. 



No. 1 (left). Mature female. 



Captured off Cape Farewell, 1836. 

 ,, 2 (right). Mature male. 



Captured off Cape Farewell, 1839. 



Eeceived No. 2 from Capt. Taylor. 



42. Merlin. Falco sesalon, Gmelin, ex Brisson. 

 No. 1 (left). Mature male. 



Northumberland, March 18th, 1833. 



