PKKEORINE FALCON. 



ACCIPITRES. 



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FA ICON I DM. 



FALCO PEREGRINUS, J. F. Gmelin*. 

 THE PEEEGKINE FALCON. 



Falco peregrinus. 



THE great docility of the Common or Peregrine Falcon, 

 and the comparative ease with which the birds are procured, 

 has rendered them the most frequent objects of the falconer's 

 care and tuition, and it is this species which is the most 

 commonly used at the present day by those who still pursue 

 the amusement of hawking. Formerly this diversion was 



* Syst. Nat. i. p. 272 (1788). 



