Kestrel. 



KAE. — A name for the Jackdaw. 



KAMTSCHATKA TERN.— A name for the Black Tern. 

 KATABELLA.— A name for the Hen Harrier. 

 KATE. — A name for the Hawfinch. 

 KATOGLE.— A name for the Eagle Owl. 

 KENTISH PLOVER.— A variety of the Ring Plover. 

 KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus, Linnaeus.) 



*Falco Tinrmnculus, Lath. Ind. Orn. 1. p. 41. t. 98 Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 278. 16 



Raii, Syn. pi. 16. 16 Will. p. 50. t. 5.— Meyer, Tasschenb. 1. p. 62.— Falco 



Tinnunculus alaudarius, Gmel. Syst. p. 279. — Accipiter alaudarius, Briss. 1. p. 



379. 22.— La Cresserelle, Buff. Ois. 1. p. 379 Ib. pi. Enl. 401. old male, and 



471. the young of the year — Faucon Cresserelle, Temm. Man. d'Orn. 1. p. 29. 

 Turm-falke, Bechst. Tasschenb. Deut. 1. p. 37 Kestrel, Stannel, or Windho- 

 ver, Will. (Angl.) p. 84. t. 5 Kestrel, Br. Zool. 1. No. 60.— Ib. fol. p. 68. t. 



A Arct. Zool. 2. p. 226. N Lath. Syn. 1. p. 94. 79 Ib. Supp. p. 25 



Lewin's Br. Birds, 1. t. 19. Mand. F Mont. Orn. Diet Wale. Syn. 1. t. 19. 



Pult. Cat. Dorset, p. 3 Low's Faun. Oread, p. 37 Don. Br. Birds, 3. t. 51. 



—Shaw's Zool. 7. p. 179. — H aye's Br. Birds, t. 4 Bewick's Br. Birds, 1. p. 



38. & 40. Mand. F Flem. Br. Anim. p. 50 Selby, pi. 17. & 17*. p. 43. 



Provincial. — Kastril, Stonegall, Creshawk.* 



The male of this species of falcon weighs about seven ounces ; length 



thirteen inches. Bill lead-colour ; cere yellow ; irides dusky and large. 



The crown of the head is of a fine cinereous grey ; throat whitish ; 



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