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Birds. 
covering the inside of the wings are red, with black 
spots in the middle. The eyes are large, the legs and 
feet yellow, the talons black. It is a handsome bird, 
and seems almost always on the wing. It rests itself 
on the air, and does not appear to make the smallest 
effort in flying, but rather to glide along with the 
gentlest breeze. 
THE FALCON. 
The Falcon is a predaceous bird, of which there are 
several species. Of these the Gerfalcon (Falco Gyrfalco) 
is the largest, and is found in the northern parts of 
Europe ; and, next to the eagle, is the most formidable, 
active, and intrepid of all voracious birds, and the most 
esteemed for falconry. The bill is crooked and bluish; 
the irides of the eye dusky ; and the whole plumage of 
a whitish hue, marked with dark lines on the breast, and 
dusky spots on the back. 
