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their wings ; but thefe are only to be deemed va- 

 rieties. The uniform color of its plumage, and the 

 great length and flendernefs of its legs, diftinguifnes 

 it from all other hawks. 



XV. The HEN-HARRIER. "The Male. 

 The RING -TAIL. "The Female. 



Jan le Blanc, ou Oyfeau Sain£l Wil. cm. 70. 



Martin. Belon a<v. 103. the Raiif-^n. aij ly. 



male. ^^^^ tl-iwk. Ec/-tx). 2z^. themak. 



tJn Autre Oyfeau Sainft Martin. Falco Pygargus, Falco Cyaneus, 



Bekn anj. 10 j\.- the female. le Faucon a Collier. Brijlon 



Subbuteo. Gejher a'v. 48. au. i. 345. the fem. 



Subbuteo Turneri. the female. Le Lanier ccndre. Bnjfon a^v. i. 



Rubetarius. the male. 365. the male . 



Lanarius albus. Jldr. av. i. Br. Zool. 68. Tab. A. 6. A. 7. 



157. Brunnich 14. 



THE male, or the hen-harrier, weighs about j^^^-, 

 twelve ounces : the length isfeventeen inches; 

 the breadth three feet three inches : the bill is black : 

 cere, irides, and edges of the eye-lids yellow : the 

 head, neck, back, and coverts of the wings, are of a 

 bluifh grey : the back of the head white, fpotted 

 with a pale brown : the breaft, belly, and thighs, are 

 white : the former marked with a few fmall dufliy 

 ftreaks : the fcapular feathers are of a deep grey, 

 inclining to duflcy : the tvv'o middle feathers of the 

 tail are entirely grey •, the others only on their ex- 

 terior webs i the interior being white, marked with 



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