THE BIRDS OF DEVON. 
AVES. 
Order I— ACCIPITRE S . 
Family— FALCONIDCE. 
Gen. FAZiCO. 
P. peregrHnus, BHss., Peregrine Falcon. 
Not uncommon. Breeds on the cliflfs along the coast. 
F. SUbbuteo, Liwa., Hobby. 
Scarce. Has been noticed as early as March. Bred at one time 
in the woods at Lydford, where they were said to be very nu- 
merous. 
P. rufipes, BechaL, Orange-legged Hobby. 
A specimen was obtained near Kingsbridge about the year 1840, 
by Mr. H. Nichols, of that place, vide Zoologist, 1847, p. 1695, 
There is a fine old male in Mr. Pincombe's collection said to have 
been killed near Wembury : the female was observed but not 
killed. 
