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Heron, who evades it by a shift, and thus gives the se- 
cond Hawk time to get up, and to stoop in his turn. In 
what is deemed a good flight, this is frequently repeated, 
and the three birds often mount to a great height in the 
air. When one of the Hawks seizes his prey, the other 
soon binds to him, as it is termed, and buoyant from the 
motion of their wings, the three descend together to the 
ground with but little velocity. The falconer must lose 
no time in getting hold of the Heron’s neck when he is 
on the ground, to prevent him from injuring the Hawks. 
It is then, and not when he is in the air, that he will 
use his beak in his defence. Hawks have, indeed, some- 
times, but very rarely, been hurt by striking against the 
Heron’s beak when stooping; but this has been purely by 
accident, and not, as has been said, by the Heron’s pre- 
senting his beak to his pursuer as a means of defence. 
When the Heron flies down wind, he is seldom taken, the 
Hawks are in great danger of being lost, and as the flight 
is in a straight line, it affords but little sport.” 
So bold as well as rapid is the Peregrine Falcon, that it 
has frequently interfered and robbed the sportsman of his 
game in the manner described under the article ‘“‘ Golden 
Eagle,” of which instances are related by Mr. Selby and 
others. This species has been most aptly termed pere- 
grinus, since it has been found in very distant parts of the 
world ; its extraordinary powers of flight being probably 
one great cause of extensive geographical distribution. In 
this country it makes its nest on the high cliffs between 
Freshwater Gate and the lighthouse, near the Needle 
Rocks, and in some other parts of the Isle of Wight.. In 
Devonshire and Cornwall it is known by the name of the 
Cliff-Hawk. Pennant has recorded a locality on the rocky 
coast of Caernarvonshire. The young have been obtained 
