Glass II. ^ LANNER. ^ i ..- 223 



- This species inhabits the north of Scotland, 

 and was in high esteem as a bold and spirited 

 bird in the days of falconry. It makes its nest 

 in rocks. 



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Falco Lanarius. F. cera lutea. The Lanner. Wil. orn. 82. 10. Lanneu. 



pedibus rostroque cseruleis, Arct. Zool. i. 260. 



corpore subtus maculis nigris Lanarius. Rati syn. av. 15. 



longitudinalibus. Xa^A. Ind. Falco Lanarius. Gm.ii'ra. 276. 



prn. 38. id. Syn. i. 86. id. Sup. Faun. Suec. sp. 62. 



^*Ai;%li* '^'^i-*^'^, ■'■ Le Lanier. Hist. dots, i.243. 



XHIS species breeds in Ireland: the bird our 

 description is taken from, was caught in a decoy 

 in Lincolnshire, pursuing some wild ducks 

 under the nets, and communicated to us by 

 Taylor White Esq. undey tfetejGQiuii6;tQf lihe 

 Lanner.* . = '^'.^- -^ >-:"^ >^ 



It was less than the buzzard. The cere was Descrip- 

 of a pale greenish blue ; the crown of the head of 

 a brown and yellow clay color : above each eye, 

 to the hind part of the head, passed a broad white 

 line, and beneath each, a black mark pointing 

 downwards : the throat white ; the breast tinged 

 with dull yellow, and marked with brown spots 

 pointing downwards; the thighs and vent spotted 

 in the same manner ; the back and coverts of the 



•* * 'Yht Lanner, though common in the norlliein parts of 

 Europe, is rarely met with in ErVsUmd. - J. I..V' •■i?''4iiiyy>':-j'- ■«'-'■ 



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