146 KESTREL. 



the breast and lower parts are more ochraceous 

 than in the male, and the spotting and streaking 

 of the same form, is broader, and thus appears 

 closer; the underparts of the wings are also 

 tinted with ochraceous. 



In the young males, the head and tail have a 

 slight greyish tinge, and the bars are more 

 indistinct or clouded on the latter ; the under 

 parts of the wings are also of a purer white than 

 those parts in the females. 



In all our British Falcons, the iris is brown, 

 and undergoes no change in the adult birds. 



Our next division, or the sub-typical, is seen 



in the sub-family, 



