BRITISH BIRDS* 
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ftreaked and fpotted with black ; thighs plain ; the 
tail feathers are of a fine blue grey, with black 
fhafts ; towards the end there is a broad black bar 
both on the upper and under fides ; the tips are 
white ; the legs are yellow, and the claws black* 
THE FEMALE KESTREL. 
This beautiful bird is diltinguilhed from e- 
very other Hawk by its variegated plumage ; its 
bill is blue ; cere and feet yellow ; eyes dark co- 
loured, furrounded with a yellow fkin ; its head is 
ruft coloured, ftreaked with black; behind each 
eye there is a bright fpot ; the back and wing co- 
verts are elegantly marked with numerous undu- 
lated bars of black ; the breaft, belly, and thighs 
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