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HARRIERS. 
leads us immediately to the Owls, the colour is 
often uniform, and when clouded, the markings 
are very indistinct. The general colour in the 
Harriers is uniform greenish white, the clouded 
specimens may be termed the variety, and does not 
occur once in twelve or fifteen nests. (See 
Plate XXV. figs. 1 and 2.) The colouring of what 
may be termed the Buzzards, will be seen on the 
annexed Plate. 
PLATE XVI. 
Eggs of Common Buzzard, Honey Buzzard, and Kite. 
Those of the Harriers will be represented with 
the Owls, to shew their close similarity. The 
eggs of the Buzzard, represented fig. 1, is a 
common variety ; it is often more closely blotched, 
and the colour is darker ; we have also seen them 
nearly pure white. That of the Kite (fig. 3.) is 
rather more distinctly marked than usual ; and 
for that of the Honey Buzzard (fig. 2.) we are 
indebted to the kindness of Mr Hewitson, who 
has allowed us to copy his figure taken from a 
specimen in possession of Mr Doubleday. 
The Circine group may be said generally 
to be more sluggish and inactive in their habits 
than any of the families we have yet examined ; 
their manners are as it were more slow and 
deliberate, and in hunting their prey, rapid pur- 
