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Tail exactly of the same length as the closed wings. 



First wing feather like the third. 



Very much resembles the hobby, but the body colour 

 is much darker, and the thighs, feet, and legs, as well as 

 the under tail coverts, are deep red. In the young, rusty 

 yellow, but the young male, in the first year, so much 

 resembles that of both the merlin, and hobby, that it 

 can hardly be distinguished, except by the difference in the 

 length of tail, and the white claw. Although included by 

 Nilsson in the Scandinavian fauna, I do not believe it has 

 ever been properly authenticated in Sweden or Norway. 

 Solitary examples have been shot both in Denmark and 

 Finland. The egg resembles those of the last, but is rounder 

 and smaller. 



7. F. TINNUNCULUS, L. Torn Falk. The Kestrel. 



Tail longer than the wings by one-fourth ; in the male 

 blue-grey, with a black band in front of the pale ash blue 

 tip ; in the female, red-brown, with about ten blackish 

 transverse bands. Body colour in the male brick-red, 

 with small black heart-formed drops over the whole 

 upper surface ; pinions dark. In the yotmg female the 

 body colour is paler, with dark transverse bands ; length 

 about 14 in. 



Is by far the commonest of all the falcons in Scandinavia, 

 and builds very frequently in church towers, whence its 

 Swedish name ; goes far up into Lapland, but not so far as 

 the merlin. A summer migrant. 



Subgen. Astur, Bechst. Hawk. 



Beak as in the falcon' s, but without the pointed tooth ; 

 distinguished by the long thin legs, and tail, the latter 

 extending always two-thirds of its length beyond the closed 

 wings ; fourth wing feather longest. 



8. ASTUK PALUMBAKIUS, Keys. Duf Hok. The Goshawk. 



D. F. 



Tarsi stout, of a moderate length, feathered half way 

 down ; length 2 ft. ; tail nearly 6 in. beyond the wings ; 



iris, gape, and eyelids yellow. 



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