. The birds of Canada : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure . s of prey and climbing birds-All true perching birds have three toes before,and one behind. Order IV.—Rasorcs, or Scratchers.—Com-prises birds which live mainly upon the ground,and feed principally upon berries, buds, tenderleaves, and grain ; such as Doves, Grouse, Par-tridges, and Turkeys. Order V.—Grallatores, or Waders.—Birds ofthis Order live near the water, and comprise theHerons, Bitterns, Plovers, Snipes, Phalaropes,Sandpipers, and Rails. vi i i In troduction. Order VI.—Natato
. The birds of Canada : with descriptions of their habits, food, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure . s of prey and climbing birds-All true perching birds have three toes before,and one behind. Order IV.—Rasorcs, or Scratchers.—Com-prises birds which live mainly upon the ground,and feed principally upon berries, buds, tenderleaves, and grain ; such as Doves, Grouse, Par-tridges, and Turkeys. Order V.—Grallatores, or Waders.—Birds ofthis Order live near the water, and comprise theHerons, Bitterns, Plovers, Snipes, Phalaropes,Sandpipers, and Rails. vi i i In troduction. Order VI.—Natatorcs, or Sivimmcrs.—Birdsof this Order are especially fitted for aquaticlife, and comprise the Ducks, Geese, Swans,Cormorants, Gulls, Grebes, Loons, and Terns ;Petrels, Auks, Sheldrakes, Gannets, Guillemots,and Puffins. Many species of birds that were quite commonin Canada at the beginning of this century, arenow rarely seen, and several have become extinctin comparatively recent times. BIRDS OF CANADA Order L—gaptOlT^, (gml^ 0{ ?^mf,; Family FALCONID^.Sub-Family Falcoxix.*:.— The PEREGRINE FALCON, or DUCK HAWK. Falco anatinn.—The Peregrine Falcon. This bold and spirited falcon is one of themost active and intrepid of the birds of arrives in Canada about the last of March,and remains until late in the fall. Color,above, bluish cinereous, with transverse bands ofbrownish-black ; underneath, yellowish-white,with spots of black on the breast and abdomen ;bill, light blue; legs and toes, yellow. Length,twenty inches. Its food consists principally of 2 Birds of Canada. ducks and other water-fowl. Nests, on a highrocky cHff; eggs, four, of a reddish-browncolor, covered with dark blotches.
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