BRITISH BIRDS. 



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This bird builds a nest similar to that of the 

 Buzzard, and of the same kind of materials ; its 

 eggs are blotched all over with dark brown ; it 

 sometimes takes possession of the nests of other 

 birds, and feeds its young with wasps and other 

 insects ; it is fond of field mice, frogs, and lizards. 

 It does not soar like the Kite, but flies low from 

 tree to tree. It is found in all the northern parts 

 of Europe, and in the open parts of Siberia, but is 

 not so common in England as the 'Buzzard. 



