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purpose, and gives the seller a written certi- 
ficate of the qualities of each, which entitles 
him to receive, from the king's receiver-ge- 
neral, seventeen rix-dollars for F, or the 
purest white falcon; ten for E, or those 
which are least white; and seven for this 
species. This brings into the island be- 
tween two and three thousand rix-dollars 
annually." 
Next to the Eagle, it is the most formida- 
ble, the most active, and the most intrepid 
of all voracious birds ; and is the most 
esteemed in falconry. It is transported from 
Iceland and Russia into France, Italy, and 
even Persia and Turkey ; nor does the heat 
of these climates appear to diminish its 
strength or blunt its vivacity. It boldly at- 
tacks the largest of the feathered race ; the 
stork, the heron, and the crane are easy vic- 
tims. It kills hares by darting directly upon 
them. 
This bird is sometimes found in Scotland 
and the Orkneys. Our drawing was made 
from a beautiful specimen in the posses- 
sion of J. Cooper, Esq. Bungay, Suffolk, 
who kindly favoured us with the following 
note ; 
