. The royal natural history. s Siberia toChina and Japan, and thence to the Malay Islands. It also occurs in North-Eastern Africa, as far as Kordofan, and occasionally straggles as far as theCape, where, however, its place is normally occupied by the very distinct lesserperegrine {¥. minor). Entering India on the extreme north-west, it is replacedin the peninsula by the shahin falcon (F. peregrinator). In Java we meet another FALCONS. 18.:; southern form, known as the black-cheeked falcon {F. inelanogenys), which rangesto Australia, and is distinguished by its redder and more finely-barred plu
. The royal natural history. s Siberia toChina and Japan, and thence to the Malay Islands. It also occurs in North-Eastern Africa, as far as Kordofan, and occasionally straggles as far as theCape, where, however, its place is normally occupied by the very distinct lesserperegrine {¥. minor). Entering India on the extreme north-west, it is replacedin the peninsula by the shahin falcon (F. peregrinator). In Java we meet another FALCONS. 18.:; southern form, known as the black-cheeked falcon {F. inelanogenys), which rangesto Australia, and is distinguished by its redder and more finely-barred are now pretty well agreed that the peregrine of North America—?where it is commonly known as the duck-hawk—is merely a variety of theEuropean species; but in Chili and the adjacent parts of South America we meetwith another form, apparently allied to the black-cheeked falcon, and known asF. nigriceps, or F. cassine. Breeding on the cliflfs of the sea-coast in the south, and in the more mountainous. CAST OF PEREGRINES—RED KALCON ANC BLUE TIERCEL. districts in the interior of the country, the peregrine is best known in England asa migrant. These migratory individuals are chiefly birds of the first year, and aremost commonly met with in autumn; but there are also a certain number of oldbirds which make their appearance in spring on their northward journey. Althoughnearly always nesting on some lofty cliflf, there are instances of its having bred inan open marsh, and also in a tree. The nest is usually of large size, and generallycontains four eggs, which are remarkable for the depth of the colour of tlieir redblotchings. Feeding chiefly on birds of different kinds, the peregrine undoubtedlykills a considerable quantity of game. Professor Newton is of opinion, however,tliat the harm it inflicts is not so great as might at first appear to be the case, 184 DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY. since all falcons invariably seize the weakest birds, and the elimination of s
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