64 FALCON, 



white, but the back, wins^s, and tail, are dull brown, and the 

 ends of the wings paler ; the head, neck, and breast marked with 

 longish, didl brown spots ; the feathers, which hang over the 

 thighs, appear to be rusty brown, for the ends of each having 

 an oval spot of that colour, and being confusedly mixed together, 

 give that appearance ; the tail crossed with four paler bands. This 

 is the female. The male agrees nearly in colouring, but is one- 

 fourth smaller in size. 

 Inhabits Courland. 



13.— JEAN LE BLANC EAGLE. 



Falco gallieus. hid. Orn. 1. p, 15^ Gm. Lin. i. 259. Daud. ii. 158. Shaiv's Zool. vii. 



89. pi. 19. 

 Falco hypoleucos, Decouv. rttss. iii. 303. 



Falco brachydactylus, Tern. Man. d'Orn. p. 15. Id. *d. 2. p. 46. 

 Aquila Pygargus, Bris.'x. 443. i</. 8vo. i. 127. Johnst.An. t, 2. Behn. t. p. 104. 



Borotvsk. ii. 71. 

 Falco leucopsis, Beckst. Deutfch.ed.2. v. 2. p. 572. 

 La Buse des champs 4 Ailes longues, Voy. d'Azara. iii. No. 31 .' 

 Albanella, Cett. Uc. Sard. 31. 

 Jean le blanc. Gen. Spi. i. p. 39. Id, Sup. p. 12. Buf. i. pi. 4. PI. enl. 413. 



NEARLY the size of the Black Eagle; length 25in. ; bill 

 cinereous ; irides yellow ; plumage grey brown above, white be- 

 neath, spotted with rufous brown ; outsides and tips of the tail 

 feathers brown, inner webs white, barred with brown; legs yellowish ; 

 claws cinerous. 



This species seems to be more common in France than elsewhere ; 

 said to live chiefly on mice, rats, frogs, &c. 



