BIRDS. ACCIPITRES. 1. Falco. fl 



<*ile : wings, when clofed, longer than the tail : greater wing-coae.rls 

 dusky-black on the outer webs towards the middle, forming a f mall 

 baron the wings: 2 middle feathers of the tail brownish-grey, 3 

 next on each side light grey, outer-ones nearly white, all except 

 the outer-ones barred with ferruginous: legs long, slender: claws 

 short, black. 



17. F.gdmus. Above grey, white underneath with ob- 

 long black spots : cere eyelids and legs yellow : head 

 dark brown, white behind: tail long, wedge-form : 

 quill and lateral tail-feathers spotted with white. 



Grey Falcon. Br. Zool. n. 49. Lewin f. 17. 



Shot near Halifax, 1762. -Size, of a Raven. 



Bill bluish: iris reddish : head f mall, flat ; the sides and throat 

 cream-colour: wings when clofed, longer than the tail ; the pri- 

 mary feathers black tipt with white, the rest bluish-grey with irre- 

 gular white fpots on their inner webs : tail-feathers, except the two 

 middle-ones, fpotted : legs long, feathered to tha knees : claws 

 blackish. 



18. F. Lanarius. Above brown with paler edges ; be- 

 neath yellow-white with brown longitudinal spots : 

 cere greenish blue : legs blue : over the eyes a white 

 stripe. 



Lanner. Br. Zool. t. 23. Lewin t. 15.: Wakot t, 16. 



Lefs than the Buzzard. Bill blue : iris yellow : crown brown, 

 with a yellowish-white mixture ; beneath the eyes a black mark 

 pointing downwards : chin and throat white: quill and tail-feathers 

 dusky, with oval ferruginous fpots on the inn«r-webs : legs feathered ' 

 below the knees : claws black. 



19. F. cyaneas. Blue-grey, paler underneath: cere and 

 legs yellow : 6 first quill-feathers black, white at the 

 base, slightly tipt w-th grey. 



Hen Harrier. Br. Zool.t. 28. Lewin t. 18. Donovan t. 59. 



Length 17 inches: extent 3 feet 3 inches: weight 12 ounces. Bill 

 blackish : iris yellow : hind-head- often fpotted with pale brown : 

 under -the eye an arch of whitish feathers : ventwhite, : tail-feathers 

 white, grey on the outer-webs, the 2 middle-ones with dusky marks.- 

 legs feathered to the knees : claws black. 



20. F. Pygargus. Above dull-brown, beneath paler with 

 oblong rufous spots : cere and legs yellow : under 

 the eyes a white arch surrounding the chin : tail 

 with dusky bands, tipt with white. 



Ring-tail. Lewin t. 18. Wakot 1. t. 18. Hayes t. 2. 



Length 20 inches : extent 3 feet : weight 20 ounces. Bill dusky : 

 iris yellow: orbits whitish : under the eyes a whitish fpot : fea- 

 thers or the head, neck, and wing-covert s with rufous margins : rump 

 whtie : legs long : claws black. 



This has been suppofed to be the female of the last. 



21. F. linnunculua. Rufous, with black spots on the back 

 and streaks underneath : cere and legs yellow : tail 

 rounded, with a broad blackish bar near the end. 



Kestril. Lewin t. 19. 19*. Donovan t. 51.63. 



Length 14 inches : extent 2 feet : weight half a pound. 



Male. Bill bluish tipt with black : iris dusky : head and neck 

 grey ; under the eye a dusky streak pointing downwards : primary 

 quill-feathers black with whitish tips : vent pale, fpotlefs : tail grey, 

 with a whitish tip : claws black. 



Female larger. Head and neck nearly the colour of the back : 

 under-parts paler with dusky streaks : tail with feveral dusky bars ; 

 legs with a tinge of green. 



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