THE PEREGRINE FALCON .- 
FALCO PEREGRINUS 
LocaL names in surrounding counties : 
Stratus IN BririsH AvirFAUNA: Local resident in the 
wildest districts; chiefly on the rock-bound coasts of 
England and Wales, but in Scotland and Ireland more 
generally dispersed. Its numbers are increased by migrants 
in autumn and spring, at which seasons and during the 
intervening months it is given to much wandering. 
Rap1aL DisTRIBUTION WITHIN FIFTEEN MILES OF ST. 
Paut’s: ‘This species, the largest of British Falcons, can 
only be described as a rare and irregular visitor within 
London’s limits. ‘There are, however, plenty of records 
within the fifteen-mile area of this bold and handsome 
bird’s visits to the Metropolis, induced doubtless by the 
flocks of Pigeons that haunt so many public buildings. 
There can also be little doubt that the bird pays many a 
fleeting call without being recognised. It is recorded that 
a pair of Peregrines once frequented St. Paul’s, and were 
even thought to have bred there; whilst the bird has 
been seen to strike Pigeons in the London streets. It 
has frequently been killed in many suburban localities— 
Hampstead, Finchley, Highgate, Harrow—and at various 
places*)in™ Essex, (Kent; and Surrey.” “Whe examples 
observed are usually in immature plumage, and most 
frequently occur in autumn and winter. I note recent 
records from Cheam and Sutton. 
The normal haunts of this beautiful Falcon are remote 
from cities, in the wildest districts, especially along the 
rock-bound coasts, where towering headlands fling back 
the angry, turbulent waves that beat upon their face 
incessantly, and where rabbits and Sea-fowl afford it an 
abundance of food. Pigeons are everywhere a favourite 
quarry, and the colonies of Doves in our towns and cities 
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