104 
short of it. The wing is also more pointed ^ 
the third feather being; much longer than any 
other ; whereas in the Hen Harrier the point 
of the wing is more rounded by reason of 
the third and fourth feather being of equal 
length." 
Since the first account was published in 
the Ornithological Dictionary, much new 
light has been thrown upon the natural his- 
tory of this bird. Its nest has been taken r 
and the young ascertained, so that little re rf 
mains to make the history of this species 
complete. 
The young male of this species continue 
to resemble the female until after the first 
moulting. 
A nest of these birds was discovered near 
Ashburton, in the summer of 1 808, by Mr. 
Tucker, (author of Ornithologia Danmo- 
niensis,) and the female shot* but unfortu- 
nately the specimen was destroyed by being 
nailed up against the wall. Mr. T. inform- 
ed Mr. Montagu that it was exactly similar 
in plumage to that of a young male bird 
which he sent alive to Mr. M. on the 14 th of 
November, having been taken from the nasi 
