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greenish tint. (Those with yellow are the 
least esteemed by falconers.) It also varies 
much in the plumage; the feathers of the 
head, neck, and back, for the first year are 
brown with a reddish tint; hence by. fal- 
coners they are called Red Hawks ; after 
moulting the first year's or red feathers, they 
become invariably of a cinereous or slate 
colour, but they retain a few of their red 
feathers until the third moulting, by which 
their age is known ; after that time it cannot 
be told. This cinereous or slate colour is 
called Haggard Feather, to denote age. 
The brown of the head, neck, and back 
of the young or red hawks, varies from the 
colour (which in soils is denominated black) 
to that of a nutmeg. 
The male of the Gentil Falcon (or Falcon 
properly so called) measures about sixteen 
inches and a half in length, thirty-seven 
inches in the expansion of its wings, and 
weighs about one pound six ounces. 
The female measures twenty-one inches in 
length, three feet seven inches in breadth, 
and weighs about two pounds six ounces. 
The above weight and measurement are 
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