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The Gojhawk Accipiter Palumbarius. 



Numb. VIII. 



IT is fomewhat bigger than the common Buzzard : 

 its Head, Neck, Back, and upper Side of the Wings of 

 a dark, dusky Brown or Buzzard Colour: The whole 

 Bread and Belly white with tranfverfe black Lines (land- 

 ing very thick ; the Thighs in the Cock are covered 

 with rediili Feathers having black Lines in the Middle 

 down the Shaft ; the Legs and Feet are yellow ; the Ta- 

 lons black. 



The Beak blewifli, the Sear of a yellowilh Green ; the 

 Wings when clofed fall lliort of the End of the Train, 

 by which Note alone, and its Bignefs, it is fufficiently di- 

 ftinguillied from all other Hawks, 



The Train is of a dun Colour, with black Bars Hand- 

 ing at a good Diftance from each other. 



It takes not only Partridges and Pheafants^ but alfo 

 greater Fowls, as Geeje and Cranes, fometimes alfo it 

 catches Conies. 



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