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buff, with mesial longitudinal spots of dark brown, fewer on 

 the thighs, and represented by bars on the under wing- and 

 tail-coverts. 



The full-grown young birds may always be told by the rufous 

 margins to the feathers of the upper surface, which become 

 whitish on the upper tail-coverts and tail-feathers, the latter 

 spotted on the outer web and barred on the inner one with pale 

 rufous ; the under surface of the body is whitish, the throat 

 unspotted, but all the rest of feathers have longitudinal dark 

 brown centres, the markings on the sides of the body being 

 broader and more dart-shaped ; cere, eyelid, and feet bluish- 

 grey. 



Range in Great Britain. The Peregrine breeds on many rocky 

 parts of the coast of England, and in some places there has 

 been a decided increase in the numbers of this noble Bird of 

 Prey, so that on the Dover cliffs and in the Isle of Wight in 

 the south, as well as the cliffs of Wales and the Flamborough 

 head-lands, the Peregrine Falcon is more in evidence than for- 

 merly, to the great delight of the ornithologist. Although in 

 many inland parts of England and Wales the species had been 

 exterminated, this was never the case in Scotland, and it breeds 

 both on the cliffs and in the interior, while it also inhabits the 

 rocky islands. In Ireland, according to Mr. R. J. Ussher, the 

 species breeds in numerous places all round the rocky coasts, 

 and in the mountain-cliffs of Tyrone, Fermanagh, Wicklow, 

 Tipperary, Waterford, and Galway. 



Kange outside the British Islands. The Peregrine Falcon is 

 found throughout the northern and temperate parts of the Old 

 World, and on its winter migrations visits India and Africa. 

 The North American Peregrine can scarcely be considered 

 to be different from the European bird. In South America, 

 Africa, and Australia dark resident forms of Peregrine are 

 found, all of which may be considered to be distinct races, and 

 in the Mediterranean countries another small race, with black 

 cheeks, also occurs, viz., F. punicus. Again, in Java, Sumatra, 

 Borneo, and the Philippines is found a beautifully marked 

 form, of very dark, rich colour, called F. ernesti, and the 

 Himalayas have a reddish-breasted form, F. peregrinator. All 

 these different races can be recognised by an experienced eye 



