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THE SECRETARY FALCON. 



THIS curious bird resembles the common falcon in its 

 head, bill, and claws; but its legs are so long, that, when 

 standing erect, it is not much unlike the crane. The 

 general colour of the plumage is a bluish ash ; the tip of 

 the wings, the thighs, and the vent, inclining to black. 

 On the back of the head are several long dark coloured 

 feathers hanging down behind, and capable of being 

 erected at pleasure. 



THE JER-FALCON. 



THIS is a very elegant species, and is larger than the 

 Goshawk. Its bill is much hooked, and yellow ; the iris 

 is dusty ; the throat white, as is likewise the general 

 colour of the plumage, but spotted with brown ; the breast 

 and belly are marked with lines, pointing downwards ; the 

 spots on the back and wings are larger : the feathers on 

 the thighs are very long, and of a pure white ; those of the 

 tail are barred : the legs are of a pale blue, and feathered 

 below the knee. This bird is a native of the cold and 

 dreary climate of the north, and is found in Russia, 

 Norway, and Iceland ; it is never seen in warm, and seldom 

 in temperate climates ; it is found, but rarely, in Scotland, 

 and the Orkneys. 



THE GENTIL-FALCON. 



THIS bird is somewhat larger than the Goshawk. Its 

 bill is of a lead colour; cere and irides yellow : the head 

 and back part of the neck are rusty, streaked with black ; 

 the back and wings are brown; scapulars tipped with 

 rusty -, the quills dusky, the outer webs barred with black ; 

 the lower part of the inner webs marked with white ; the 

 tail is long, and marked with alternate bars of black and 

 ash colour, and tipped with white : the legs are yellow and 

 the claws black : the wings extend exactly to the tip of 

 the tail. 



