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HIS is a much rarer bird than the Kestrel, 
and one of very different disposition, preying 
chiefly upon smaller birds, which it generally seizes as 
they are resting on branches, or sitting upon the ground. 
One may see it skimming along by the side of a hedge, 
darting through a gate-way, and then dashing across an 
open field, at only a few feet from the ground. It 
does not disdain an occasional rat or mouse, when other 
victims are scarce, and in this way, to some small 
extent, it it beneficial But birds form by far the 
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