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and the under parts from the breaft are pearly grey, crofled with 
numerous blueifh grey markings: the quills are black: the tail is 
greatly cuneiform, the outer feather being fhorter by one-third than 
the middle ones; it is of a dufky colour, but the very tip of the fea- 
thers are white, and all but the two middle ones are croffed with 
white bands: the bill and claws are black ; the legs and cere orange, 
and the iris deep red brown: the female is bigger than the male by 
one-third, but does not differ from that fex materially in colour, 
except in fome parts, efpecially the cere and legs, being paler. 
This bird imitates the Hey-harrier in colour, but independent of 
other points in which it differs, I do not find that it has any appear- 
ance of the ruff-like collar round the lower part of the head. It is 
found chiefly in Caffraria, and the neighbouring country, as Karow 
and Camdeboo. Inbreeding time, the male is remarkable for its fone, 
which it makes every morning and evening, and like the Nightingale, 
not uncommonly even the night through; it fings in this loud tone 
for more than a minute, and after an interval begins anew ; during its 
fong, it is fo regardlefs of itfelf thatany one may approach; but in the 
intervals of quiet it is fo wary as to take flight at the leaft fufpicion ; 
fhould the markfman fhoot the male, the female will foon fall under 
his gun, asin the attachment to him, and calling every where with the 
moft plaintive voice, it is fo continually paffing within gun fhot, 
that it is no difficult matter to fhoot it; but in cafe the female 
fhould be fhot firft, the male does not teftify fo much attachment, 
for retiring to the top of fome diftant tree not eafily approached, 
it does not ceafeto fing, but becomes fo wary as to fly intirely away 
from that neighbourhood on the leaft alarm. The female is faid to 
make the neft between the forks of trees, or in bufhy groves, and to 
lay four white round eges: this fpecies preys on partridges, hares, 
quails, moles, rats, &c. and for its fize, feems a very deftructive 
fpecies, 
-Supp, II. G 
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