194 HARRIERS. 



leads us immediately to the Owls, the colour is 

 often uniform, and when clouded, the marking* 

 are very indistinct. The general colour in the 

 Harriers is uniform greenish white, the clouded 

 specimens may be termed the variety, and does not 

 occur once in twelve or fifteen nests. (See 

 Plate XXV. figs. 1 and 2.) The colouring of what 

 may be termed the Buzzards, will be seen on the 

 annexed Plate. 



PLATE XVI. 



Eggs of Common Buzzard, Honey Buzzard, and Kite. 



Those of the Harriers will be represented with 

 the Owls, to shew their close similarity. The 

 eggs of the Buzzard, represented fig. 1, is a 

 common variety ; it is often more closely blotched, 

 and the colour is darker ; we have also seen them 

 nearly pure white. That of the Kite (fig. 3.) is 

 rather more distinctly marked than usual ; and 

 for that of the Honey Buzzard (fig. 2.) we are 

 indebted to the kindness of Mr Hewitson, who 

 has allowed us to copy his figure taken from a 

 specimen in possession of Mr Doubleday. 



The Circine group may be said generally 

 to be more sluggish and inactive in their habits 

 than any of the families we have yet examined ; 

 their manners are as it were more slow and 

 deliberate, and in hunting their prey, rapid pur- 



