. Birds of the world for young people . 16. European Buzzard(Buleo luteo).. XL n. European Kite(Milviut milmis). HARRIER—SPARROW HAWK 61 having the tail banded Mith five dark bars, and onthis account was at one time regarded as a distinctspecies, known as the Ring-tail. The males are bluishabove, white below, with reddish spots. These birdsare distinguished by the unusual length of their legs,wings, and tail. There are perhaps a dozen speciesdistributed throughout the world. The American Harrier, or Marsh Hawk, is almostidentical with the European species figured. It iscommon throughout North
. Birds of the world for young people . 16. European Buzzard(Buleo luteo).. XL n. European Kite(Milviut milmis). HARRIER—SPARROW HAWK 61 having the tail banded Mith five dark bars, and onthis account was at one time regarded as a distinctspecies, known as the Ring-tail. The males are bluishabove, white below, with reddish spots. These birdsare distinguished by the unusual length of their legs,wings, and tail. There are perhaps a dozen speciesdistributed throughout the world. The American Harrier, or Marsh Hawk, is almostidentical with the European species figured. It iscommon throughout North America, and is one of ourbeneficial Hawks, feeding upon reptiles, mice, locustsand grasshoppers. In flight the females may berecognised by the reddish colour of the under-parts,spotted with darker; the males by the white spottedunder-surface. See Plate 4, Fig. 15. The Goshawk is an exceedingly powerful bird, hav-ing hind toes remarkable for their size and the old days it was much esteemed by falconers, thefemale, which is considerably larger than the male
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