BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



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eleven inches. The female, which is larger than the male, 

 is deep brown above ; under parts, whitish, streaked with 

 brown ; feathers of tail, brown, crossed with bars of deeper 

 brown and tipped with white. 



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THE Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus, Linnaeus) is a resident 

 species in the British Isles, but is partially migratory in 

 winter, and is also found throughout the Palearctic Region 

 (with the exception of the extreme north), also in Africa 



