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its swoop, which it does with amazing speed. It is, indeed, a fine 
sight to see this fine bird stoop on a partridge or florikin {Otis 
mirita) which has been flushed at some considerable distance from 
it, as it often makes a wide circuit round the party. As soon as the 
Falcon observes the game which has been flushed, it makes two or 
three onward plunges in its direction, and then darts down obliquely 
with half-closed wings on the devoted quarry, with more than the 
velocity of an arrow. This is, of course, a sure and deadly way of 
hunting, and though infinitely more exciting than the flight of short- 
winged hawks, is certainly not to be compared in interest to the 
flight of a Bhyree from the hand after the heron, or the Douk {Tan- 
talus leucocephalus) , The Shaheen is usually trained to stoop at 
partridges and florikin, also occasionally at the stone plover {CEdic- 
nemus crepitans) and the jungle-fowl. It will not hover in the air 
so long as the Luggur, which, being of a more patient and docile 
disposition, will stay up above an hour. 
In the works I have before alluded to, the name Shaheen is said 
to be that by which it is known in Persia, as well as among the 
Mussulmen of India, Kohee being the name given it by the Hindoos 
of the north of India, whence, in all probability, comes the name of 
the male bird in general use, viz. Koela or Kohela, though it is said 
to be called Shaheen Bucha in Persia. It is said to bear the name 
of Laheen in Toorkistan, and Kubursh in Arabic. Among the 
localities for it given in the native works on falconry are Koordis- 
tan, Khorasan, Moultan, and Cabul. Several varieties are enume- 
rated ; viz. the red, the white, the blue, and the black ; but these are 
merely shades of diflerence in the colours, and in the more or less 
distinctness of the markings. These variations, however, are very 
considerable in this Ealcon, as well as in the Peregrines found in 
India, and are probably in some measure owing to the long domesti- 
cation, if I may so speak, of these birds, as it is weU known that 
birds moulting in confinement vary somewhat in the shades of their 
plumage from those subject to the more vigorous actions of a wild 
state of life."— (Jerd. 111. Ind. Orn.) 
21. FALCO JUGGER, J. E. Gray. 
Palco jugger, G. and R., III. Ind. Zool. II. t. 26. G. R. 
Gray, Gen. of Birds, I. p. 19 ; Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
p. 52. Sodgs., Gat. B. Nep. p. 43. Blyth, Gat. B. 
Mus. A. S. Beng. p. 13. Gouldj Birds of Asia, t. 1. 
Bonap., C. G. Av. p. 24. 
