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PEREGRINE FALCON'. 



Falco Peregrinus. F. supra plumbeus fusco fasciatus, subtua 



olho-flave&cens striis maculisque fuscis. 

 Lead -coloured Falcon, with brown bars ; beneath yellowish 



white, with brown streaks and spots. 

 Falco peregrinus. F. cera pedibusque luteis, corpore nigricanle 



transvcrsim striato, supra carulescente, subtus albido, rectrici- 



bus fasciatis apicibus albidis. Lath. ind. orn. Peregrine 



Falcon. Lr.th. syn. 

 Falco barbarus. F. cera pedibvsque luteis, corpore ccerulescente 



fuscoque maculato, pectore immaculato, cauda fasciata. Lin. 



Syst. Nat. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Peregrine Falcon. Venn. Br. ZooL pi. 20. and Blue-Backed 



Falcon . edit. foL pi. A 5. 



The Peregrine Falcon, originally so named, 

 either from its supposed extra- European origin, or 

 from its migratory nature, is found in various parts 

 both of the European and Asiatic world. Its size 

 is that of the Common Falcon, or rather, accord- 

 ing to Mr. Pennant, of the Moor Buzzard. In 

 its full growth and plumage it is a very elegant bird, 

 and of a strong and bold habit. The general 

 colour on the upper parts is a deep blueish lead- 

 colour, barred with black, but the crown of the 

 head and upper part of the neck nearly black : the 

 greater wing-feathers dusky, barred with oval white 

 spots, and the tail of similar colour with the back : 

 on each cheek, beneath the eyes, is usually a patch 

 of black, pointing downwards: the under parts, 

 from the chin to the bottom of the breast, are 

 yellowish white, with a blackish-brown streak down. 



