Ord: I. 



RAPACES. 

 Diurnse. 



Gen. III. FALCO. Lin. 



III. Sub-gen. AsTUR. Bechst. 



13 sp. 1^'alco palumbarius. Lin. The Gos-liawk. 



Asttir ,, Bechst. 



Nest. April, on high trees, in the midland countries of Europe, where it is abundant ; rare 



in Great Britain, and only in the northern counties. 

 Eggs. 2-4, greenish white, sometimes faintly marked with light brown. 



13 « 



13^ 



13 6- 



14 sp. Falco nisus. Lin. Tlic SpaiTow-liawk. 

 Aocipiter frmgillafius. Ray. 



Nest. April— May, on trees, in most parts of Great Britain. 



Eg(js. 3-5, greenish-white, "with large spots and blotches of dark brown, chiefly at the 

 larger end. 



l^a 



U(j 



14 c 



