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Hawk has been known to kill a partridge at a 

 single blow. Its flight is low and rapid, and it is 

 generally seen skimming along the sides of hedges 

 in search of its prey. Its nest, which is rudely 

 constructed, is placed on the ground amongst the 

 heather. The eggs, varying in number from three 

 to five, are very similar to those of the Kestril, 

 though rather smaller. They are of a light red or 

 reddish white, confusedly dotted or blotched with 

 dull red or brown spots. 



MOOR HEN. 

 MARSH, OR WATER-HEN. 

 GALLINTJLA CHLOEQPUS, Lath. 



The Moor Hen is found in all parts of Britain 

 and Ireland that are adapted to its nature and 

 habits, such as marshy places, pools, lakes, still 

 streams, mill dams, and even ditches, where it 

 searches for its food, which it finds chiefly among the 

 reeds and other aquatic plants along the shores. 

 It swims with great ease and elegance, sitting lightly 

 on the water, with its neck erect and tail obliquely 

 raised. It dives with equal facility, and when sur- 

 prised remains concealed under the water, with only 

 the bill above the surface. It occasionally also hides 



