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" this fpecies." To this I may add my own obfervations ; the 

 bird I now poffefs, as an Englijb fpecimen, being fet down in my 

 notes as a male. 



In the Planches enluminees, the male feems to be the brighteft 

 Hi colour. The ground-colour of the under parts being ferrugi- 

 nous, and thofe above inclining to. rufous. The ruff feems to be 

 leaft perfect in the male. 



Var.'a. Marfh-hawk, Edw. glean, t. 291 . . 



MARSH-HAWK.. Am. Zoo!. N" 



Lev. Muf. 



Description. >Tp HI S feems to differ fo little from the former* that I readily- 

 join my opinion to that of Brijfon, in making it a variety.. 

 The difference which I obferve is, a black line from the bill 

 through the eye : it is larger alfo, being, according to Edwards, t 

 two feet in length 5 and has lines of white round the eye to the 

 throat : the little white mark under the eyes is feen in both : . 

 the general colour pretty much the fame : the tail in Edwards's 

 figure, rather fhorter than in the Britiflo Ringtail. 



I received a fpecimen not long fince from Jamaica, which dif- 

 fers a little from both ; but I am clear it belongs to the fame 

 fpecies. The remark my friend fent along with it was, that the • 

 irides were brown; that it was a bold-fpirited bird, and would: 

 not hefitate to kill chickens, pigeons, &fir. before one's face. 



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