. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. THE BLACK CARACARA. 49 not from want of will but merelv f1 f i j^ i of ].or lord were quite'sufficient fbr the £ ^^^^/'''^''T^/^f *^'° P""'^^^ «»d coura^o J^Jt^S'l^!^""' ""'"" ^°* " «°»^ --l>'e of an. genus IlyCo, i, . cheeks, the throat, and part of mandible. The claws are sharp, and tlie the crop are naked. This species is a very handsome one, tlie gene- ral tint of the plumage beiu'-' a "" ' very- deep blue on the back ami I t
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. THE BLACK CARACARA. 49 not from want of will but merelv f1 f i j^ i of ].or lord were quite'sufficient fbr the £ ^^^^/'''^''T^/^f *^'° P""'^^^ «»d coura^o J^Jt^S'l^!^""' ""'"" ^°* " «°»^ --l>'e of an. genus IlyCo, i, . cheeks, the throat, and part of mandible. The claws are sharp, and tlie the crop are naked. This species is a very handsome one, tlie gene- ral tint of the plumage beiu'-' a "" ' very- deep blue on the back ami I the upper surface, and reddish- j white below. The neck has a pur- I plish-redhue, from whicli the bird j derives its j^opular name, the claws iire black, the feet and cere yellow and the beak a deep blue. This bird has been known under a variety of names, such as the Little Amencaa Eagle, the Bare-necked Falcon, the White-billed Ibycter I the Bare-necked Polyborus, to- liiotherwith many similar appel- iJations. The Jiabits of the bird [are not known. Closely related to the meo^d- |]ug Bird is the Black CaeIcara la .so a native of South America! jiius is a much darker bird than â the hod-tliroated Falcon, the back land u])per parts being blue-blnclml Irom their great numbers, "â "â ^'â â¢as, which are placed in 3 .⢠!''^^ ^'-'^"»' -i^'*'-'^ "^e several 8])e P^;^'--, but ou a smailel^scai!! ^ ""'' ^"'^ "'' ''''y ^^""^^'^ ^^ t^'-^^ lutbits. RKD-THROATKO ^,eâr Amnicinn. ho has cies of to the. 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. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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