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SIBERIAN HAWK. 



Falco Sibiricus. F. plumbeus, torque ferrugineo, .subtus albido 



maculis ferrugineo-fuscis. 

 Lead-coloured Hawk with ferruginous collar, beneath white 



with ferruginous-brown spots. 

 Falco Regulus. F. cera virescente, pedibus obscure Jlavis torque 



ferrugineo, corpore supra plumbeo, subtus albido maculis ex 



ferrugineo fuscis. Fall. it. 2. p. JOf. Lin, Syst. Nat, 



Gmel. 

 Siberian Falcon. Lath. syn. 



Native of Siberia : observed by Dr. Pallas : shape 

 or habit that of a Kestril : weight less than half a 

 pound: cere greenish, irides brown, which colour, 

 according to Dr. Pallas, is observed in all the more 

 spirited kind of Hawks. The particular size of 

 this species is not mentioned. It is said to prey 

 chiefly on Larks. 



