Accipitres 



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and lighter under parts with dark streaks ; the female 

 is rufous above with black bars, and has also several 

 tail-bars. Pellets of food are often ejected, as in owls. 



Kestrel 



The Osprey [Pandion haliaetus) has a very wide 

 range ia the world, extending over Europe, Asia, 

 northern Africa, and North America, and even reaching 

 to Australia. It still visits us from autumn to spring, 

 but it is to be feared that not a single pair now breeds 



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