112 FALCON. 



spots ; upper parts of the body and wings brown, each feather 

 of the latter tipped wish rust ; under side white, the point of each 

 feather marked with lieart-shaped dusky spots ; quills dusky, barred 

 on the outer webs with black, and the lower part of the inner with 

 white; the wings reach to the middle of the tail, which has four 

 alternate bands of black and cinereous ; tip white ; legs yellow 

 claws black. 



In some birds, supposed to be young, the marks on the breast 

 are transverse, instead of cordated spots as may be observed in the 

 two plates referred to in the Biitish Zoology. 



This is said to inhabit the north of Scotland, and to build in 

 rocks near Invercauld and Glenmore ; is met with in the north of 

 Europe, as far as Finmark,* but ^ve do not hear of it farther south 

 than Asti'achan;t was formerly used in England for falconry, as it is 

 on the continent at this day. 



Inhabits also America, but said to be of a laiger size ; one, shot 

 in the province of New York, measured two feet seven inches. 



BuffonJ supposes this bird to be the same with the common 

 Falcon, and called Gentil, when in full feather, whilst others 

 mention it as a different species. 



Dr. Pallas is of opinion, that the Falcon Gentle is the Goshawk 

 in its tirst feathers, in which state it is very different from the adult 

 bird.§ 



* Arct.ZooL t Decouv. Russax. 142. + Hist, Ois.l 250. 



§ Russ. List. MS. 



