Clafs. 11. K E S T R I L: 149 



XVI. The K E S T R I L. 



La Creflerelle. Bdonav. 125. Windwachl, Rittlweyer, Wan- 

 Gefner an). t,\. nenweher. Kram, ■^^i. 



Kiftrel, Kaftrel, or Steingal Falcotinnunculus. Z,/« ^^y?. 127. 



Turneri. Kyrko-Falk. Faun. Suec. fp.^x. 



jildr. av. 188. Kirke-Falk. Brunnich 4. 5. 



The Keftril, Stannel, Stonegall, Gheppio, Acertello, Gavinello, 



Windhover. Wil. orn. 84. Zinan. 88. 



JRaz/ /yn. a'v. 16. Br. Zaol. 68. plate A, 

 La Creflerelle. Brijfon av. i. 393. 



/TT^HE male of this beautiful fpecies weighs only Defer, 



1 fix ounces and a half : its length is fourteen 

 inches : the breadth two feet three inches: its colors 

 at once diftinguifh it from all other hawks : the 

 crown of the head, and the greater part of the tail, 

 are of a fine Hght grey, the lower end of the latter is 

 marked with a broad black bar : the tip is white : the 

 back and coverts of the wings are of a purplifh red, 

 elegantly fpotted with black : the interior fides of the 

 quil feathers are dusky, deeply indented with white. 



The female weighs eleven ounces : the color of the 

 back and wings are far lefs bright than thofe of the 

 male : it differs too in the colors of the head and tail ; 

 the former being of a pale reddifh brown, ftreaked 

 with black ; the latter of the fame color, marked 

 with numerous tranfverfe black bars : the breaft is of 

 a dircy yellowifli white; and the middle of each 

 feather has an oblong dusky flreak, pointing down- 

 wards. 



The keftril breeds in the hollows of trees, in the 

 holes of high rocks, tov/ers and ruined buildings : is 



lays 



