DORSETSHIRE FAUNA. 
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FALCONIDiE, Falcon family, 
ii. Aquila. Eagle. 
(8) 2. chysaetos. Golden Eagle. One was shot a few years ago in 
Sherborne Park, near a dead Deer; now preserved at Sherborne Castle, the 
seat of Earl Digby. 
\diX. ^.fuhus. Black Eagle. Dr. Pulteney ; Fill Grove, near 
Blandford. 
var. y. ossifragus. Sea Eagle. Longbredy and Morden decoy, 
Dr. Pulteney. 
(7) 3. albicilla. Osprey Eagle, Morden Park and ponds. Dr., 
Pulteney, v 
hi, Falco, Falcon, 
(10) 6, peregrinus. Peregrine Falcon, Breeds in cliffs, Purbeck, at 
Worbarrow, Gadd-cliff, and Duddle-cliff (q[u, Durdle door?), Purbeck; sup¬ 
posed to have sprung from a pair turned out by the late H, Strutt, Esq, 
iS. gentilis. Gentil Falcon, Whitenose-cliff, Lulworth, Dr, • 
Pulteney, ^ 
(12) 7. subbuteo. Hobby Falcon, Breeds in Dorsetshire; leaves in 
October, Dr. Pulteney. 
(14) 8. cesalon. Merlin Falcon. G. W., in October, near Blandford, 
Dr. Pulteney. 
(16) 10, tinnunculus, Kestril Falcon. Lulworth, &c. One that 
was seen at dusk, with a stick in its mouth, and among some Partridges, was 
taken for a Wood Snipe. 
iv. Accipiter. Hawk. ^ 
(1) 11. palumbarius. Gos Hawk. Furzebrakes, &c. 
(2) 12. fringillarius. Sparrow Hawk. Common. 
V. Milvus. Kite. 
(17) 13. ictinus. G. W. 
vi. Buteo. Buzzard. 
(4) 14. vulgaris. Common Buzzard. Common in Dorsetshire; Dr. 
P.—Eaten in France. 
(5) 16. apivorus. PIpney Buzzard. Rare in Dorsetshire; Dr. P.— 
Eaten in France. 
(18) i3. ceruginosus. Moor Buzzard. Morden bogs, &c.; Dr. P. 
(19) 18. cyaneus. Hen Harrier. Breeds on Grenville Down. 
/3. pygargus. Ringtailed Buzzard. Near Furze; Dr. P. 
(20) 19. cinerascens. Ash-coloured Harrier. Shot near Charmouth, 
by C. Bartlett, Esq. 
STRIGID^, Owl family. 
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