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BRITISH BIRDS. 



MOOR BUZZARD. 



DUCK HAWK, OR WHITE HEADED HARPY. 



(Falco Rufus, Linn. Busard harpaye ou de marais, 

 Temm.) 



LENGTH about twenty-two inches, breadth of the 

 female four feet five and a half inches. The bill 

 black ; cere and eyes yellow ; crown of the head 

 yellowish white, lightly tinged with brown ; throat 

 of a light rust colour; the rest of the plumage 

 reddish brown, with pale edges ; greater wing 

 coverts tipped with white ; legs yellow ; claws 

 black. 



