is) 
by some Naturalists. It preys upon rabbits, game, 
and small birds, and though possessed of strength 
and weapons to defend itself, is so cowardly 
and inactive that it allows itself to be beaten 
even by the Sparrow Hawk. It generally 
forms its nest in the branches of a tree, or on the 
edge of rocks, &c., using for its construction sticks, 
heath, &c., and lining it with softer substances. 
The female lays from two to four eggs of a whitish 
colour, spotted with brown. It is said that if the 
female is killed the male will hatch and rear up 
the young birds, which generally remain with the 
parents some time after quitting the nest. 
BUZZARD, HONEY. 
Fatco aptvorus, Lin. 
This species, which appears to have been first 
described by Willoughby as a British bird, is so 
called from its destroying for food the nests of 
bees, wasps, &c., which, with the addition of mice 
and small birds, appear to be its favourite food. 
It is mostly met with on the east coast, though it 
has also been killed in Dorsetshire, Devonshire, 
Worcestershire, and other western counties. It 
has been found in Scotland and Ireland. = It 
inhabits Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, and 
the southern portions of Europe. In Holland, 
where it is occasionally seen, it is considered by 
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