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200— CHOCOLATE FALCON. 



Falco spadiceus, Tnd. Orn. i. 29. Gm. Lin. i. 273. Phil. Trans. Ixii. 383. Dazid. ii. 



109. 

 La Buse rougeatre, Vieill. Am. i. p. 34. 

 Bay Falcon, Gen. 5yn. i. 54. No. 34. A. 



Chocolate Falcon, Arct. ZooLu. pi. ix, f. 2. Faun.Amer. p. 9. 

 Placentia Falcon, Gen. Syn. i. p. 76. Id. Sup. p. 19. 



LENGTH 1ft. lOin. Bill short, black ; cere yellow; plumage 

 in general deep bay or chocolate, in parts tinged with ferruginous ; 

 primaries black ; the lower exterior sides pure white, forming a 

 conspicuous spot or speculum; the wings reach to the end of the tail; 

 the exterior sides of the five outemiost feathers of the latter dusky; the 

 inner blotched ^^ith black and white, the two middle feathers black 

 and cinereous ; legs and toes feathered, the last remarkably short. 



Inhabits Hudson's Bay and Newfoundland ; preys much on 

 Ducks ; sits on a rock, and watches their rising, when it instantly 

 strikes at them. 



The one described fonnerly as the Placentia Falcon, and in mj' 

 own collection, was larger; in length 27in. ; the general colour of the 

 plumage the same as the other ; across the breast nearly white ; 

 between the legs cream-colour ; thighs tawny yellow, streaked with 

 chocolate ; wings much the same, but the white spot is barred irregu- 

 larly with brown ; upper tail coverts white, with a large chocolate 

 spot at the tip of each feather ; tail deep chocolate ; base yellowish 

 white ; end deep chocolate, the very tip, and shafts, dirty white ; 

 legs as in the former. 



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