Pie DS OF CANADA. 
Orver I.—Raptores. (Birds of Lrey.) 
FAMILY FALCONID/. 
Sub-Family FALCONINA.—The Falcons. 
PEREGRINE FALCON, or DUCK HAWK. 
Falco anatum—TVhe Peregrine Falcon. 
This bold and spirited falcon is one of the 
most active and intrepid of the birds of prey. 
It arrives in Canada about the last of March, 
and remains until late in the fall. Color, 
above, bluish cinereous, with transverse bands of 
brownish-black ; underneath, yellowish-white, 
with spots of black on the breast and abdomen ; 
bill, light blue; legs and toes, yellow. Length, 
twenty inches. Its food consists principally of 
