. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 224 VEETEBRATES. The Night-Hawk. tamed, and will then associate with the most incongruous com- panions. A gentleman had a young Sparrow-Hawk which used to live in his dovecote among his pigeons, would accompany them in their flights, and was uneasy if separated from its strange friends. Although a brave little bird in its wild state, it some- times becomes sadly degenerate when domesticated. The Hawk Lannarius.—Lannari
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. 224 VEETEBRATES. The Night-Hawk. tamed, and will then associate with the most incongruous com- panions. A gentleman had a young Sparrow-Hawk which used to live in his dovecote among his pigeons, would accompany them in their flights, and was uneasy if separated from its strange friends. Although a brave little bird in its wild state, it some- times becomes sadly degenerate when domesticated. The Hawk Lannarius.—Lannarius, in ornithology, is a bird of the long-winged hawk kind. In English it is called the latmer, and the male the lanneret. Its beak and legs are blue; its head and neck are variegated with large streaks of black and white; its back, wings, and tail are not variegated, unless with a few small white spots; and its wings, when extended, are speckled underneath with small round white spots; its neck and legs are very short. This species is very common in France, remains the whole year without migrating like other hawks; is very docile, and is trained up for all the purposes of the ancient and animating amusement of falconry. The same species is found in the southern climate of Italy, but differs in the following respects: it has much of a yellowish brown about the shoulders, and is so indocile, that it is of no use in sporting. It is also found in Ireland, and is thus. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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