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The Black Hawk or Falcon- 
T HIS Falcon or Hawk (for I take it, that thefe two Names fhould import the 
fame thing, tho’ it is ufual to give the Name of Falcon to thofe of the greater 
Kind, and fuch only as are trained for Sport, the lelfer Sort being generally call’d 
Hawks) is of the fame Magnitude with that immediately foregoing, and in all Re- 
fpedts lhaped like it, excepting that it is a little bigger-headed in proportion to the 
Body: The Bill is of a dark Lead-colour, a little inclining to Flelh-colour, the 
Skin covering it of the fame Colour, but a little more inclining to Yellow ; the 
Eye is of a dark Colour, with a bare Skin of a light Lead-colour round it, the Eye¬ 
brows overhang the Eyes, and are of a red Colour; the upper Side of the Head, 
Neck, Back, Wings and Tail, are of a black or very dark, dulky Colour: The 
Tips of the covert Feathers of the Wings and Tail are a little ruffet or redifh; it is 
alfo a little redifh in the hinder part of the Neck : The Ridge of the Wing in the 
upper part is white; the Quills whithin-fide, are marked with tranfverfe Bars of 
dulky and Clay-colour, as is the under Side of the Tail; the inner Coverts of the 
Wings are black, with round and irregular white Spots- the whole under Side is 
of a dirty Clay-colour, with black Spots at the Ends of the Feathers, in the Form 
exprelfed in the Figure. It hath black Marks from the Corners of the Mouth on 
each Side, extended backward in the form of Whilkers; round thefe black Marks is 
a frnall Mixture of dulky White; the Legs and Feet are of a dirty, greenifh Lead- 
colour, but inclining more to Yellow, where the Legs and Feet join; the Soles of 
the Feet redifh, the Claws black. 
This Bird is a Native of Hndforis-Bay: It pitched on a Ship belonging to the 
Hudfon s-Bay Company in Augujl 1739, as the Ship was returning Home, after they 
had got a pretty Way through the Straits to Sea, and lived in London all the hard 
Winter, 1739. I was favour’d with a Sight of this Bird by Faylor White , Efq; who 
gave me Liberty to draw it. Whether this and the foregoing be Male and Female, 
I leave to the Judgment of thofe who underltand Natural Hiftory, 
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