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SKETCHES OF EUROPEAN ORNITHOLOGY. 
Gould’s “ Birds of Europe,” Part XV. 
By Neville Wood, Esq. 
In several recent numbers of The Analyst , have appeared articles under the 
above title, purporting to be analyses of Mr. Gould’s splendid work. With this 
view the first four parts were criticised by a correspondent. Subsequently, 
however, it occurred to the writer of the present paper that something more than 
a mere review was required, in order to . render the plan of extended benefit to 
the student. We accordingly, in many instances, added facts and opinions of 
our own, and in others greatly abridged or entirely altered the original of Mr. 
Gould, both in order to ensure fairness to the author, and to suit our own con¬ 
venience. The work is now completed in twenty-two parts, folio; and it not 
only forms the best history of European birds in existence, but is unquestionably 
the most splendid and perfect ornithological publication ever issued in this or any 
other country. Analyses of the remaining parts will appear in future numbers 
of The Naturalist , upon a plan similar to that now presented to our readers. At 
the conclusion a complete list of European birds will, if desirable, be supplied. It 
only remains to be added, that our desire of bestowing increased care and atten¬ 
tion on The Naturalist , mainly induced us to secede from the editorship of the 
quarterly periodical which appeared for some time under the joint-conductorship 
of Mr. W. Holl and Mr. N. Wood ; and hence the publication of the concluding 
portion of the present series in The Naturalist . 
Part XV.—-The Booted Eagle, Aquila pennata, —Aigle botte, French. The 
figure is of the natural size, and quite as excellent as we can desire ; it represents 
an adult. This is the smallest of the Eagles, and though Mr. Gould is quite 
right in regarding it as an Aquila , yet it has some points in common with the 
Buzzards. “ The eastern portions of Europe, and the adjacent districts of Asia, 
constitute its native habitat, whence it migrates annually as far as Austria, 
Moravia, and the eastern parts of Germany. It feeds on small quadrupeds and 
birds, and, according to our author, on insects.” Temminck informsMs that it 
breeds in Hungary, near the Carpathian Mountains. The eggs are unknown. 
Young birds have “ narrow transverse bars of sandy yellow across the breast and 
thighs.” This bird is the Booted Falcon of the late venerable Dr. Latham. 
Rustic Bunting, Emheriza rustica ,—Bruant rustique, Fr. The plate] con¬ 
tains spirited representations of a male fand female of this rare and [handsome 
bird. Inhabits Siberia, Kamtschatka, and the adjacent islands, and is said to be 
frequently met with in the north-east of Europe; neither Mr. Gould L nor M.. 
Temminck appear to have received recent specimens. Though probably a true 
