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DUCK HAWK 
356a. Falco peregrinus anatum. 17 in. 
Black moustache mark, or patch on each side of the 
throat. Adults white below, tinged with buffy on the 
breast and sides, and lightly barred with black; above 
bluish slate, darkest on the crown. Some adults are 
darker, and much more heavily barred than others. 
Young, brownish black with rusty edges to the feath- 
ers; below, buffy, heavily streaked with blackish. This 
is one of the handsomest and most dashing of the rap- 
tores, and is very similar to the one formerly most used 
for the chase in England. They are swift and fearless 
in pursuit of their prey, and the fastest flying ducks as 
well as the slower herons fall easy victims to their 
valor. Their feet are exceptionally large, and they are 
often, on this account, known as Great-footed Hawks. 
Nest.—Eges laid upon bare ledges or soil, with very 
little, if any, nest. Bright buff, marked with rich rusty 
brown. (2.05 x 1.55). 
Range.—Breeds in Northern United States and Can- 
ada, most abundant west of the Miss. 
