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reach to the end of the tail. Like some others of 

 the Falcon tribe^ the Goshawk is sometimes seen 

 entirely white, and sometimes white, elegantly 

 varied with brown. In both these states it maybe 

 distinguished from the white Jerfalcon by the 

 greater length of the tail, on w^hich may be also 

 distinguished the traces of the distant broad bars 

 which it exhibits in its common or general state. 

 The Goshawk is a native of many of the middle 

 and northern parts both of Europe and Asia, and 

 is found in some parts of our own island; breeding 

 in Scotland on the tops of high trees, and preying 

 on every kind of game, &c. 



VAR. 



A most beautiful specimen of the Goshawk in 

 in its white, or rather in its mixed state, answered 

 to the following description, viz. Length nearly 

 two feet : colour white, elegantly varied above 

 with pale brown : the head and neck streaked with 

 longitudinal deep-brown dashes: the breast and 

 under parts marked down the middle of each fea- 

 ther with a leaf-shaped spot: the bill and feet pale 

 yellow, the claws very strong and black, especially 

 the hind claw. 



