BRITISH BIRDS 
Sir Charles Lanncem, in his " Sy sterna 
Naturce," divides the feathered race 
into Six Orders.* 
ORDER I. 
ACCIPITRES — RAPACIOUS BIRDS. 
The characters of this order are: 
Bill somewhat hooked downwards, the 
upper mandible dilated near the point, or 
armed with a tooth. 
Nostrils open. 
Legs, short, strong. 
F eet, formed for perching, having three 
toes forwards, and one backwards; toes 
warty under the joints ; claws hooked and 
sharp-pointed. 
* The Generic and Specific characters are quoted from 
Turton's translation of Sir Charles's works. 
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