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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. 



BUZZAED, HONEY. 



EALCO APTVOEUS, Lin. 



The Honey Buzzard, 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, Eussia, and 

 the southern portions of Europe. In Holland, 

 where it is occasionally seen, it is considered by 



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