Sept. 1894.] 



THE KESTREL OR WINDHOVER. 



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The Kestrel or Windhover (Falco tinnuncidus). 



the witnesses, who gave evidence before the Departmental 

 Committee, were able to describe hawks otherwise than as red, 

 blue, brown, or yellow, and it was often found impossible to 

 make out what species they intended to indicate. 



If information as to the habits of the Kestrel were spread 

 abroad, its identification would be easy on account of its practice 



