286 INDEX-CATALOGTJE OF IHE BIEDS 



Case 



No. 2 (left-centre). Young in first plumage. 

 ,, 3 (right-centre). Mature male. 



St. John's, Wearckle, Oct. 21st, 1875. 

 Presented to J. Hancock by H. Duberlej, Esq. 

 ,, 4 (right). Matuke female. 



Northumberland, 1840. 

 ,, 5 (lower-centre). Mature, worn plumage. 



Summer, 1840. 

 ,, 6 (lower-centre). Downy state. 



Wolsingham, July 19th, 1840. 



43. Merlin. 



No. 1. Mature male, in full flight. 



44. Hobby. Falco subbuteo, Linn, ex Ray. 



No. 1 (left). Mature male. 

 ,, 2 (right). Mature FEMALE. Belongs to nest with three 



young. 

 ,, 3 (centre). Three young, down and first feather. 

 Remarks. — The nest w^as taken with the old female at 

 Normanby, Surrey, 1880. 



Eeceived from Capt. F. H. Salvin, Feb. 7th, 1881. 



46. Hobby. 



No. 1 (left). Male, young. 



Bemarli. — Bought at Leadenhall Market with another, 

 both in the down, July, 1843. This bird was trained. This 

 specimen, with a body made of wax, is the only bird in the 

 collection done on that plan. J. H. 

 No. 2 (centre). Mature female. 



Shot on the Town Moor, Newcastle, about 1851. 

 ,, 3 (right). Mature male. 



France, 1844. 

 Received from J. Hardy, Dieppe. 



46. Red-legged Hobby. Falco vespertinus, Linn. 



No. 1 (left), Mature female. 



Shot on the Thias, Hungary, 1850. 



Presented to J. H. by A. H. Cochrane, E.eq, 



