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ROOM XII. round the room, arranged according to Temminck, the 
Nat. Hist, latter in the Tables on the floor. 
Case No. 1. contains the true, or Noble Falcons, 
which are characterized by the bill, curved from its 
base, having a sharp tooth, formed by a deep notch 
near the tip of the upper mandible, and by the second 
quill feather of the wing being the longest. These 
birds were in great estimation for their use in Falconry, 
and therefore called Noble. Amongst the specimens 
in this Case are the Jer-Falcon ( Falco islandicus), 
Peregrine Falcon ( F . peregrinus), the Hobby (F, sub - 
buteo ), the Kestril (Ftinnunculus ), and the Merlin 
(F. cesalon). Of all these, the Peregrine Falcon was 
most esteemed in Falconry, and flown at the largest 
quarry. 
Cases 2 —7 contain the remainder of the diurnal 
birds of prey, or those Falcons which, being of ^little 
use in Falconry, were called ignoble. In general, the 
fourth quill feather in these birds is the longest, and 
the bill is not provided with the strong tooth in the 
upper mandible, which is found in that of the Noble 
Falcons. The following species are amongst those 
contained in these Cases. The Golden Eagle ( F . 
chrysdetos ), Cinereous Eagle ( F '. cilbicilla ), Osprey 
(F. haliaetiis), Sparrow-Hawk ( F . nisus), Common 
Kite (F. milvus ), Common Buzzard (F. buteo). Rough¬ 
legged Buzzard ( F . lagopus ), Moor Buzzard ( F . ru - 
fus), and the Ash-coloured Buzzard (F. cineraceus). 
The Nocturnal Birds of Prey, or the Owls, have 
a large head, the eyes in front, surrounded by a circle 
of slender feathers, with the pupil extremely large; 
the bill compressed, and curved through its whole ex¬ 
tent 
The following species are contained in Cases 8 
and 9. Snowy Owl (Strix nyctea ), Barn Owl ( S.flam¬ 
med), Brown Owl (S. aluco ), Little Owl (S. passerina), 
Short-eared Owl ($. brachyotos ), and the Long-eared 
Owl ( S . otus ). Scops eared Owl ($. scops). 
The Omnivorous Birds have a strong bill of a mo¬ 
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