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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. Eggs laid upon bare ledges or soil, with very 

 little, if any, nest. Bright buff, marked with rich rusty 

 brown. (2.05x1.55). 



Range. Breeds in Northern United States and Can- 

 ada, most abundant west of the Miss. 



