Society for the Yrotection of Birds. 
EDUCATIONAL SERIES. Edited by H. E. DRESSER, FP. E. Ss: 2.5: 
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No. 10.—KESTREL. 
Byethe: Rev. J. He KELSAEL aA. 
KESTREL. 
I. Name.—-KESTREL o9r WINDHOVER. 
Family—Lardconide. 
Genus— falco. Falco tinnunculus. 
II. Genera] Description. 
Adult male : Head, neck, lower back, and tail, bluish grey, the latter tipped with white, 
below a broad black band; back, pale chestnut, with small black spots; under parts buff, 
streaked and spotted with black ; legs and feet yellow. Length, 13 inches. Female ; Upper 
parts reddish brown, barred with black ; several narrow bands of black on the tail, with a broad 
one near the tip. Very old hens partially assume male plumage, and have more or less blue on 
the rump and tail. Length, 15 inches. The young resemble the female, but are somewhat 
lighter in colour. (Howard Saunders.) 
Illustration by Joseph Wolf, from ‘‘ British Birds in their Haunts,” by kind permission of the Society for 
Promoting Christian Knowledge. 
