. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ^fi,. .'^loopoL' LETTER XI. To the same. Selborne, September f)th, 1767. JT will not be without impatience that I shall wait for your thoughts with regard to the falco; as to its weight, breadth, &c., I wish I had set them down at the time ; but, to the best of my remem- brance, it weighed two pounds and eight ounces, and measured, from wing to wing, thirty-eight inches. Its cere and feet were yellow, and the circle of its eyelids a bright yellow. As it had been killed some days, and the eyes were sunk, I
. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. ^fi,. .'^loopoL' LETTER XI. To the same. Selborne, September f)th, 1767. JT will not be without impatience that I shall wait for your thoughts with regard to the falco; as to its weight, breadth, &c., I wish I had set them down at the time ; but, to the best of my remem- brance, it weighed two pounds and eight ounces, and measured, from wing to wing, thirty-eight inches. Its cere and feet were yellow, and the circle of its eyelids a bright yellow. As it had been killed some days, and the eyes were sunk, I could make no good observation on the colour of the pupils and the irides.' The most unusual birds I ever observed in these parts were a pair of hoopoes (upupa)y which came several years ago in the summer, and frequented an ornamented piece of ground, which joins to my garden, for some weeks. They used to march about in a stately ' It was a peregrine falcon, Fn/co peregrinus.— 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 White, Gilbert, 1720-1793; Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. London; New York : J. Lane
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