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 average productions of the Common Kestrel, and, 

 naturally, considerably smaller ; tlicy arc generally laid 

 in holes of stone- or brick-work without any attempt at 

 a nest, and I have several times found them within rcacli 

 from the ground without any necessity for climbing to 

 obtain them. A few Little Kestrels remain in Southern 

 Spain through the winter months, but the great majority 

 arrive in February or early in March, and leave tlie 

 country about the end of September. The principal food 

 of the Lesser Kestrel consists of beetles, locusts, and 

 grasshoppers ; to the best of my belief their prey is 

 invariably taken on the ground. 



