PLATE XXX. 



La Bondree. Brif. Orn. I. p. 410. N° 33. 



Buff. Oif. L p. 208. 



PL enl. 420. 

 Le Goiran, ou Bondree. Belon av. 101. 

 Frofch-geyerl. Kra?n. 331. 

 Slag-Hok. Faun Suec. Pp. 65. 

 Mufe-Hoeg, Mufe-Baage. Brum p. 5. 



Though the Honey Buzzard inhabits various parts of the continent 

 of Europe it is no where common except in the open parts of Ruffla 

 and Siberia ; is ken as far north as Sondonor in Norway, In England 

 it is fcarcely ever met with. 



The length of our Specimen is twenty-three inches; weight when 

 taken thirty ounces. In its colours it precifely correfponds with the 

 defcription of the Honey Buzzard in Latham's General Synopfis of 

 Birds, but differs very materially from that either of Linnaeus *, 

 BrifTon f , Pennant J, or Albin||. 



Albin fays, " This bird builds its neft of fmall twigs, laying on them 

 wool, and upon the wool its eggs. Some of them have been found to 



* Linna-us defcribes the tail with only one cinerous band, the tip white 

 ■f Briflbn fays " the fide tail-feathers are banded with white on the inner webs, and 

 are fpotted with brown." 



\ Albin defcribes the tail of hi^ fpecimen " plain without bars." 

 |j Pennant^ in the Br. Zool. defcribes the Honey Buzzard, "Chin, breaft, and belly 

 white j the two laft marked with duflcy fpots, pointing downwards ; and three dulky 

 bars on the tail.'! Ke mentions a variety " entirely of a deep brown j had much the 

 fame marks on the wings and tail as the male ; and the head tinged with afti-colour." 



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