168 A HANDBOOK OF EUROPEAN BIRDS. 
whitish or cream-coloured (especially towards vent) and 
broadly marked longitudinally, or blotched with brown ; bill, 
cere and fzet bluish ; irides ag#in adult. 
Distribution: Found throughout most of the Palearctic 
region. Does not appear to occur in Iceland, or, if so, only 
casually. 
Habitat: Rocky eminences, sometimes sea-cliffs, generally 
near water. 
Note.—In the Mediterranean basin there is another form of the Peregrine, 
Falco punicus, differing chiefly in size, the wing only measuring I1 5 
to 12 inches, This form is, however, more strictly African than 
European. 
LANNER FALCON. 
Falco feldeggi Sch/. 
Adult Male: Zop of head and nape pale rufous, shading 
into zearly white on forehead and finely streaked with black ; 
moustachial region and eyebrows dark brown; inner webs 
of primaries, and ¢az/feathers barred with cream-colour ; rest 
of upper parts dark grey, the feathers of back and wing-coverts 
bordered with buff; under parts very pale buff, shading into 
almost pure white on throat, with dark brown, round drop- 
shaped or (on chest) elongated spots ; bill bluish-horn, yellow- 
ish at base; cere, legs and feet yellow; irides brown. Length 
V7 to.18 tnches --culmen rt ;° wing 13125-; tail7"5 s tarsus S10: 
Adult Female: Similar, but a trifle larger. 
Immature Birds: Have the upper parts almost uniform 
dull sandy-brown, or some of feathers with paler margins ; 
crown very pale, shading into slightly rufous on nape, and 
strongly marked with blackish longitudinal bands; central 
tail-feathers uniform brown, outer ones spotted, and all tipped 
with buff; under parts heavily marked with dark brown ; the 
flanks almost uniform brown; moustache more highly de- 
veloped ; legs and feet greyish, tinged with yellow. 
Distribution : A North African species which also breeds 
in Spain, and occurs not unfrequently in other parts of Southern 
Europe. 
Habitat: Chiefly rocky regions, but sometimes frequents 
wooded country ; partial to the vicinity of water. 
