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MONTAGU’S HARRIER. 
PLATE XXI.—FIG. II. 
Circus Montagui, : : : : : , YARRELL. 
Falco hyemalis, . : : : ; : . PENNANT. 
Falco cineraceus, cinerarius and cinerareus, . Montaau. 
Buteo cineraceus, . : F ‘ FLEMING. JENYNS. 
Tue nest of this species is built on the ground among 
long grass, heather, rushes, or fern, and is composed 
of moss, hay, or grass, or even formed by a mere 
hollow in the earth. 
The young have been found seated on the ground, 
near the nest, before they were able to fly. 
The eggs, which are white, are from three to five 
in number. 
