40 BABBABY FALCON. 
has generally been supposed to be a synonym of F. peregrinus, duct." 
In the " Falcony of the British Isles," Messrs. Salvin and Broderick 
remark of this bird, "Although smaller by nearly a fourth than the 
true Peregrine, it has the organs of destruction, such as the beak, feet, 
and talons fully as large, united to larger and more pointed wings in 
proportion to its total length — in this respect almost rivalling the 
Hobby." In a work published two hundred years ago, and quoted by 
the authors, (the "Gentleman's Recorder," 1677,) "The Barbary or, 
as some call her, the Tartary Faulcon, is a bird seldom found in any 
country, and is called a Passenger as well as the Haggard {F. pere- 
grinus). They are somewhat lesser than the Tiercel-gentle, (F. 
peregrina $ ,) and plumed red under the wings, strong, armed with 
long talons and stretchers. 
"The Barbary Faulcon is venturously bold, and you may fly her 
with the Haggard all May and June. They are Hawks very slack 
in mewing at first; but when they once begin they mew their feathers 
very fast. 
" They are called Barbary Faulcons because they make their passage 
through that country and Tunis, where they are more frequently taken 
than in any other place, viz., the Isles of the Levant, Candy, Cyprus, 
and Rhodes. " 
The geographical distribution of the Barbary Falcon is limited, its chief 
home being Northern Africa. Mr. Gurney has had a specimen from 
Smyrna, and there is a specimen in the Norwich Museum from Western 
Africa. It also occurs in Egypt, Senar, Nubia, and Abyssinia, and 
has been obtained in India. 
Mr. Salvin had found opportunities of watching this bird in the 
Eastern Atlas. It builds in cliffs and among rocks. He took a good 
many eggs, which are similar in colour and variation to those of the 
Peregrine Falcon. Three eggs from one nest measured — 
No. 1. — 1 inch 11 lines by 1 inch 7-5 lines. 
No. 2. — 1 inch 10.5 lines by 1 inch 6 lines. 
No. 3. — 2 inches 0.5 lines by 1 inch 6.75 lines. 
As this bird is sometimes confounded with a small Peregrine named 
F. peregrinus minor by Schlegel and Bonaparte, Heuglin's account of 
it in Africa will be acceptable to ornithologists. Heuglin considers it 
a distinct species. It differs from F. minor in colour by resembling 
more F. lanarius nubicus, previously noticed; but in its adult form it 
is distinguished from this bird at a glance by its smaller size, and by 
the short tail projecting somewhat beyond the wings, the long toes, 
and some constant variations in colouration. The top of the head is 
