. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. .^ THE HEN HARRIER. ^j One of the most notable of this strancro hirrl i. ⢠, . , runs and walks. Wliile yoi n- its mode of uolS? ' ^^*' ^â¢finner m wliich it can but be characterised as a irubb e Whl t^ m ^^^^^^^ "^ f'' '^'^^^^' --^ ahhougli rather odd, and like a person wall n^ on Tits £ ve T' ''°'^'^'^'' '^' ^ait, wliun the bird puts forth its speed it ru rwFf 1? n c 1 fl ^ easy and unconstrained, but has given it tfe name of iS Se^ an or dJv^^^^ Iiiobab
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. .^ THE HEN HARRIER. ^j One of the most notable of this strancro hirrl i. ⢠, . , runs and walks. Wliile yoi n- its mode of uolS? ' ^^*' ^â¢finner m wliich it can but be characterised as a irubb e Whl t^ m ^^^^^^^ "^ f'' '^'^^^^' --^ ahhougli rather odd, and like a person wall n^ on Tits £ ve T' ''°'^'^'^'' '^' ^ait, wliun the bird puts forth its speed it ru rwFf 1? n c 1 fl ^ easy and unconstrained, but has given it tfe name of iS Se^ an or dJv^^^^ Iiiobably useful in carryin- out the "reat bnMino«!^f > rf' , â ^ astonishing speed is the onset of its poison:bearii>g ° ''' ""^ '^' ^^''' ""^^ "^ '-^"acking or avoiding enemies. The nest of the Secre- tniy is built on the summit of a "*" '"" lofty tree, and contains two or three largo white osxo's. The ordinary length of the adult Secretary bird is about three feet,and its colour is almost wholly a slaty-grey. The peculiar feathere which form the crest are black, as are the primaries and the feathers of the thigh. There is a lighter p'ltch towards the abdomen. The tail is black with the excei)tion of the two central rectrices, which are grey with a white tip and a bvoatl black bar towards their ex- -^â.^^.âjâ^^â,,â-â.. ti'cmities. w-il^H^:;' ^lUHRMR^HHi^^^^^^^f^^^' We now arrive at the Harriers, :-%..^i^^^' â I^SMiXW^Km^^m^'P.'iP'-^ probably so called because they " harry" and persecute the game. Several S]i('cies of this genus are found in J'lnghind, the most com- mon of which is the Hen Hai;- IflElI. The Harrier may be readilv distinguished from the otlu-r hawks by the manner in whicli the feathers radiate around the eyes, forming a kind of fuuncl- sluiped depression, some\vhat simi- lar to but not so perfect as that fif the owl. This structure is thought to be serviceable to the bird in g
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