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ferving for feveral years; it is lined with dried leaves, mofs, and 
other foft materials: it alfo has been obferved to make the neft on an 
appropriate rock, but when any tree of a proper fize, ftands finely in its 
neighbourhood, it is always preferred: the female lays two white 
eggs. This bird may be heard very far off, making a very fharp cry, 
mixed at times with rough and mournful tones. It is an high flier, 
mounting fometimes to fuch an height as {carcely to be feen. 
Le Huppard, Lewaill. Oif. 1. pl. z. Ef 
Aigle Huppard, Daudin. Ora. ii. p. 40. iii. ie a 
HIS is lefs in fize than the laft: the bill is pale blue: the Descrrerion. 
general colour of the plumage dufky reddifh brown, the under 
parts paler: the middle of the outer webs of the greater quills is 
white, forming a patch on the wing: the bafe of the tail mixed 
brown and white, but the end is plain dark brown, and rounded in 
fhape: quills black, reaching to near the end of the tail: on the 
hind head is a creft of feathers fix or feven inches in length, hanging 
down behind in a graccful manner. The legs are covered with pale 
yellow fhort down, quite to the toes, which are yellow. 
This is found in Cafraria and Hottnigua Land; is content with Pace. 
fmaller game than the laft, fuch as hares and partridges ; flies with 
rapidity, the male and female moftly together; makes the neft on 
trees, lining it with wool and feathers, and lays two eggs, fpotted 
with red brown: it is fierce towards its prey, but is fometimes attacked 
by troops of crows, which not only drive it from the neft, but even 
deftroy the egos, or the young it contains: it has a plaintive Cry, 
which it utters at intervals. ‘Che female differs from the male in 
being bigger, in having a fimaller creft, more white on the thighs, 
and fome {pots of white about the eyes, and top of the head. 
Surp. II. D Falco 
