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The Barberry Falcon, 



Numb. II. 



<HE Beak of this Bird was black, the Nares yellow 

 and open, the I rides of the Eye yellow, the Pupil 

 Parti-Colour, in Circles of black and brown. The Head, 

 Back, fcapular Feathers, and firft and fecond Row of co- 

 vert Feathers of the Wings were of a pale blewifh Afh Co- 

 lour j the top of the Head and Back finely fpotted with 

 blacky the Breaft, Belly and Thighs were of a yellowilh 

 white, with a Shade of Blew on the upper part of the Breaft ; 

 the Wings very long, reaching almoft to the end of the 

 Train, the third and eighth Feathers of the fecond Row of 

 Coverts have a large Spot of white on each. 



The Quill Feathers and the next incumbent on them 

 are blackifli with white Edges ; the Thighs and lower part 

 of the Belly are fpotted with long black Spots like Ermin. 



The Train is blewifh with feven Rings of a du(ky Co- 

 lour • the Legs and Feet yellow, the Talons black. 



It had a majeftical and fprightly Look j this Bird I had 

 out of the Colleftion of Sir Thomas Lowtber, 



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