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PLAIN FALCON. 



Falco obsoletus. F. pedibusjlavis, corporefusco, subtus remigi- 

 bus rectrkibusque latere interiore albo maculatis. Lath. ind. 

 orn. 



Brown Falcon, with yellow legs, the under parts of the body 

 and insides of the wing and tail-feathers spotted with white. 



Plain Falcon. Venn. Arct. Zool. Lath. syn. suppl. 



Described by Mr. Pennant. Bill black; head 

 dusky : nape spotted with white : back, coverts of 

 the wings, and tail uniform deep brown: under 

 side of the neck, breast, and belly deep brown, 

 slightly spotted with white: primaries dusky : inner 

 webs marked with great oval spots of white, mottled 

 with brown: middle feathers of the tail plain 

 brown; inner webs of the rest mottled with white; 

 exterior webs and ends slightly edged with the 

 same: legs strong; yellow? wing reaches near the 

 length of the tail. Length from bill to tail-end 

 two feet one inch. Native of Hudson's Bay. 



