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ANNALS OF BIRD LIFE. 



SPECIES. 



POINTS OF DISTINCTION. 



White Jer Falcon 



Iceland Jer Falcon 



Brown Jer Falcon 



Lesser Kestrel 



Spotted Eagle. 



Goshawk 



American Goshawk 



General colour white, spotted more 

 or less with dark brown; tail 

 white at all ages. Bill pale 

 yellow. Length 20 to 23 

 inches. 



An intermediate form between the 

 White Jer Falcon and the Brown 

 Jer Falcon, said to have the 

 flanks barred and the bill dark 

 horn colour at all ages. Length 

 22 inches. 



Head nearly uniform dark brown. 

 In all three forms the outer and 

 inner toes are nearly equal in 

 length. Length 21 inches. 



Similar to Common Kestrel in 

 colour, but smaller ; adult male 

 without spots on back ; claws 

 pale yellow. Length 12 inches. 



General colour dark brown. Young 

 with yellowish nape patch and 

 white tips to scapulars and wing 

 coverts ; under parts streaked 

 with brown. Length, male 24 

 inches, female 26 inches. 



Upper parts grayish brown; tail 

 with four bars of dark brown ; 

 under parts white barred with 

 brown. Young brown above, 

 buff below streaked with dark 

 brown; tail bands five in number. 

 Length, male 19 inches, female 

 24 inches. 



Similar to preceding, but under 

 parts marbled instead of barred 

 with brown. 



