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grinus, Temra. Man. d'Ornith. i. 22; iii. 11. Falco pere- 

 grinus, Pciegrine Falcon, MacGillivray, Brit. Birds, iii. 294. 



12. FALCO SUBEUTEO. HOBBY FALCON. 



Wings when closed extending beyond the tail. Male with 

 a black cheek-band, the upper parts greyish-black, the lower 

 yellowish- white, with longitudinal brownish-black streaks, 

 the lower tail-coverts and tibial feathers red. Female with 

 the upper parts dark brown, the lower reddish -white, with 

 broader dark brown markings, the lower tail-coverts and 

 tibial feathers of a lighter red. 



Male, 12, 26, 10, &, 1 fa lyV, T V Female, 14, 28. 



Of unfrequent occurrence in England, and not hitherto 

 observed in Scotland. It preys upon small birds and insects, 

 seems to prefer inland situations, and, according to Montagu, 

 builds in trees, sometimes taking possession of a crow's de- 

 serted nest. The eggs, three or four in number, are broadly 

 elliptical, bluish- white, blotched with greenish-brown, 1 ^ inch 

 long, l|i. in breadth. 



Falco Subbuteo, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 127. Falco Subbuteo, 

 Temm. Man. d'Ornith. i. 25; iii. 12. Falco Subbuteo, Hobby 

 Falcon, MacGillivray, Brit. Birds, iii. 309. 



13. FALCO VESPERTINUS. ORANGE-LEGGED FALCON. 



Wings when closed about the same length as the tail. 

 Male with the plumage of a uniform deep greyish-blue, 

 excepting that of the abdomen and legs, and the lower tail- 

 coverts, which are bright yellowish-red ; cere orange-red, feet 

 reddish flesh-colour. Female with the upper part of the head 

 and the hind neck yellowish-red, the back greyish-blue, barred 

 with black, the tail bluish-grey with black bands, the lower 

 parts light yellowish -red, with oblong brown spots. Young 

 with the head reddish-brown, with black shaft-lines ; the 

 feathers of the back deep brown, edged with light red, the 

 space about the eyes blackish, the lower parts yellowish- 

 white, with longitudinal brown spots. 



Male, 12, ..., 9, / 1 T \, 1 T V, T V Female, 13, ..., 9J. 



Three individuals described by Mr Yarrell as having been 

 obtained, in May 1830, at Horning in Norfolk, a female in 

 Holkham Park ; and, in 1832, another individual in the same 

 county. Two obtained in Yorkshire, one in the county of 

 Durham, and two more, one of which was kept for some time 

 in the Menagerie of the Zoological Society, the other obtained 

 near Devonport, are all that have been recorded. One also 



