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11. CIRCUS CYANEUS. HEN HARRIER. 

 Circus cyaneus, Flemm. Br. Anim. 

 Old and TFalco cyaneus, Linn., Lath. &c. 

 ^aged^' 1 Busard St. Martin, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 

 Male. ( Hen Harrier, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Monf. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds. 



Female C ^^^^° Pjgargus, Linn., Lath. &c. 



and -< La Soubuse, Suff. Ois. 

 Young. (Ring Tail, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds. 



Not uncommon, and a very destructive species to game. Roosts upon the ground in 



very long heath or ling, and generally in companies of 5 or 6 together, males and female 



indiscriminately. 



12. CIRCUS CINERARIUS. ASH-COLOURED HARRIER. 



Falco cinerarius, Mont. Ornith. Diet, and Sup., Selby's lUus. Br. Orn. 



Buteo cineraceus, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Busard montagu, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Ash-coloured Falcon, Mont. 



Ash-coloured Harrier, Selby. 



Ash-coloured Buzzard, Flemm. 



A species of very rare occurrence in Britain. In my collection are two specimens, one 



of which was killed near Morpeth, the other was shot near Twizell, on the 12th of August, 



1819, when skimming rapidly past me. Both of these specimens are males in mature 



plumage. Another specimen in the possession of Mr. Featherston, of Newcastle, was shot 



at Allen Heads, county of Durham. 



Genus PERMS. HONEY BUZZARD. 



13. PERNIS APIVORUS. EUROPEAN HONEY BUZZARD. 



Pernis apivorus, Flemm. Br. Anim. 

 Falco apivorus, Linn., Lath., Raii. 

 Buse bondree, Temm. 



Honey Buzzard, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Selby's 

 lUus. Br. Orn. 



This is one of the rarest and most elegant of the British Falconidje. A very fine male 

 was killed in September, 1829, by the gamekeeper of the Hon. H. T. Liddell, of Eslington 

 House, at Thrunton Waod; when dissected, it was found gorged with the larva of Wasps, 

 and was remarkably fat. Another is mentioned by Mr. Trevelyan, of Wallington, as hav- 

 ing been killed some years ago in that neighbourhood ; it is now in the Ashmolean Museum 

 at Oxford. The weak Bill and strait Claws of this bird, indicate a departure from the strictly 

 predatorial habits of the more typical Falconidae. 



Genus BUTEO. BUZZARD. 



14. BUTEO VULGARIS. COMMON BUZZARD 

 Buteo vulgaris, Flemm. Br. Anim. 

 Falco vulgaris, Linn., Lath, &c. 

 La Buse, Temm. Man. d'Ornith, 



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