FALCON, 



colour, with the bafe inclining to white, and a narrow band of 

 black near the end : legs pale yellow : claws black. 



This bird came from North America, and is in the Leverian 

 Mufeum. 



Le Bufard roux, Brif. om. i. p. 404. N° 30. 32. 



La Harpaye, Buf; oif. i. p. 217. — PL enl. 460. HARPY 



Fifchgeyer ; Brandgeyer, Frifch. t. 78. 



CIZE of the female Gofhawk : length one foot eight inches. Description. 



The bill is black : iris faffron-colour : general colour of - 

 the plumage rufous ; but the back, fcapulars, greater coverts, 

 and rump, incline to brown : where the parts are rufous, each 

 feather has a longitudinal ftripe of brown down the middle of 

 each feather. Thighs plain rufous : tail afh-colour : the greater 

 quills are black, the lefTer ones afh-colour j except the three 

 which are next to the body, which are brown : the legs are yel- 

 low: claws black. 



This fpecies is frequent in the low places, and banks of rivers 

 and ponds, both in France and Germany. Preys often on fifh, 

 which it takes alive out of the water. Frifch fays, that it is en- 

 dowed with a very quick fight, more fo than any other rapa- 

 cious bird. 



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H 2 Falco 



