Locality. 
Flight. 
Food. 
Nest, &e. 
18 RAPACES. FALCO. Buzzarbs. 
courage that distinguishes the other species of Falcons. 
‘Pounce their prey upon the ground. 
Common Buzzard.—F alco Buteo, Linn. 
PLATE 6. 
Falco Buteo, Linn. Syst. 1. p. 127.—Fauna Suec. No. 60.—Gmel. Syst. 1. 
p- 265. sp. 15.—ZLath. Ind. Ornith. 1. p. 23.—Raii, Syn. p. 16. A. 1.— 
Will. p. 38. t. 6. 1.—Muller, No. 64.—Briss. 1. p. 406. 
Falco communis fuscus, Gmel. Syst. p. 270. sp. 86. 
Falco variegatus, Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 267. sp. 78.—Ind. Ornith. 1. p. 24. 48. 
La Buse, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. 1. p. 63.—Buff: Ois. 1. p. 206. t. 8.—Id. 
Pl. Enl. 419. 
Mouse Falk, Meyer, Vog. Deut. Heft 14._Frisch, Vog. Deut. t. 74. 
Falco Albidus, Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 267. sp. 49. white variety. 
Common Buzzard, Br. Zool. 1. No. 54. t. 25.—Jb. fol. 1. A. 3.—Arct. Zool. 
p- 224. ._ Will. (Ang.) p. 70.—Lath. Syn. 1. p. 48.—Id. Sup. p. 14.— 
Mont. Ornith. Dict.—Jb. Sup.—Lewin’s Br. Birds, 1. t. 6.—Wale. Syn. 
1. t. 6.—Shaw’s Zool. 7. p- 109.—Bewick’s Br. Birds, 1. 15.—Pult. Cat. 
Dorset. p. 3. 
Falco Gallinarius, Gme/. Syst. p. 266. 
Ash-coloured Buzzard, Arct. Zool. 2. No. 103.—Laih. 1. p. 58. 
Falco cinereus, Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 267. 
Greater Buzzard, Lath. Syn. 1. p. 49. 
Spotted Buzzard, Lath. Syn. 1. p. 49. 
Buzzardet, Penn. Arct. Zool. 2. No. 109. 
Speckled Buzzard, Lath. Syn. 1. p. 97. 
Provincial, Puttock, Wood Buzzard. 
This is a well-known species of Falcon, being of common 
occurrence in all the wooded districts of England. It is a 
“heavy inactive bird, both in disposition and appearance, and 
is generally seen perched upon some old and decayed tree, 
such being its favourite haunt. 
Its flight is slow, and, except during the season of incuba- 
tion, when it often soars to a considerable height, it seldom 
remains long on the wing. 
It preys upon leverets, rabbits, game, and small birds, all 
of which it pounces on the ground. It also devours moles 
and mice, and, when pressed by hunger, will feed on reptiles 
and insects. 
It breeds in woods, and forms its nest of sticks, lined with 
wool, hay, and other materials, and will sometimes occupy 
the deserted nest of a crow. 
