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THE BIRDS OF THE WOODS 



countries, however, it chooses mountain ranges for its home, while in the north it 

 is also found on the Siberian tundra. In many parts of the Continent it lives in 

 the forest, but being more successful in the open country as regards its prey, 



THE PEREGRINE FALCON. 



it journeys miles away among cultivated fields in its pursuit. The nest may 

 be found either among rocks or in high trees, but on the moors and the Siberian 

 tundra is of necessity placed on the ground ; and the peregrine will sometimes 

 build in populous cities, a nest having been found in 1S80 on the steeple of St. 



