SOME SUGGESTIONS FOB BIRD STUDY. 



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The Sparrow Hawk feeds on small birds, devouring 

 them upon the ground, usually in th>3 shelter of a hedge. 

 It is a troublesome enemy of young game and poultry 

 (Fig. 39). 



KESTREL (K.). This is the commonest of the British 

 birds of prey, occurring all over the United Kingdom. In 



Pig. 40. The Kestrel. 



Scotland in winter numbers migrate southwards into 

 England. It is frequently termed the Windhover, from 

 its practice of hovering almost motionless in the air, head 



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