82 AVES RAPTORES. [FALCO. 



ash, the white appearing only in small spots at the tips of the fea- 

 thers : under parts with large brown spots disposed longitudinally upon 

 a white ground : cere and orbits bluish : feet lead-colour, with a tinge of 

 yellow. (Egg). " Spotted, of the size of a Ptarmigan's." FLEM. 



Occurs in the northern parts of Scotland, particularly in the Orkney 

 and Shetland Isles ; but is of very rare occurrence in England. Sheppard 

 mentions one that was shot on Bungay Common in Suffolk. Preys on 

 birds and the smaller quadrupeds. Obs. The Spotted Falcon of Pennant 

 is the young of this species. 



6. F. peregrinus, Gmel. (Peregrine Falcon.) Above 

 bluish ash, with darker fasciae; beneath yellowish white, 

 with brown transverse bars ; a broad black moustache : 

 wings reaching to the extremity of the tail. 



F. peregrinus, Temm. Man. d'Orn. torn. i. p. 22. Peregrine Falcon, 

 Mont. Orn. Diet, and Supp. Selb. Illust. vol. i. p. 39. pis. 15 and 

 15*. Bew. Brit. Birds, vol. x. p. 17. 



DIMENS. Entire length (male) fifteen inches, (female) seventeen 

 inches ; from the carpus to the end of the wing fourteen inches ; tarsus 

 two inches. 



DBS CRT PT. (Adult male.) Head, upper part of the neck, and a broad 

 moustache descending from the corners of the mouth, blackish blue : rest 

 of the upper parts bluish ash, with shades of a darker tint : throat and 

 breast white, with a few fine longitudinal streaks ; belly, vent, and thighs, 

 grayish white, with brown transverse bars : quills dusky, the inner webs 

 with a series of reddish white spots : tail alternately barred with black 

 and gray : bill bluish at the base, black at the tip : cere, space surround- 

 ing the eyes, irides, and feet, yellow. (Adult female.) Colour of the 

 upper plumage more dull: under parts with a faint reddish tinge. 

 (Young.) Upper parts ash-brown, the feathers with pale reddish edges; 

 region of the eyes, and moustaches, dusky, the latter ill-defined : throat 

 white; rest of the under parts whitish, with large brown longitudinal 

 spots of an oblong heart-shaped form : tail with irregular reddish bars ; 

 the tip white : irides brown. (Egg.) Mottled all over with two shades 

 of red brown: long. diam. two inches one line; trans, diam. one inch 

 eight lines. 



Not very abundant in England : more plentiful in the northern parts 

 of Scotland. Preys on birds. Builds on rocks, or in trees, and lays from 

 three to four eggs. Obs. The Lanner of Pennant is the young of this 

 species : the Falco Lanarius of Temminck is a distinct species, which 

 has not hitherto been found in this country. 



7- F. Subbuteo, Linn. (Hobby.) Above bluish black ; 

 beneath reddish yellow, with longitudinal streaks of brown : 

 a broad black moustache: wings reaching beyond the ex- 

 tremity of the tail. 



F. Subbuteo, Temm. Man. cTOra. torn. i. p. 25. Hobby, Mont. Orn. 

 Diet. Selb. Illust. vol. i. p. 43. pi. 16. Bew. Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 42. 



DIMENS. Entire length twelve to fourteen inches : breadth two feet 

 to two feet three inches. 



