. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE PEEEGEINE FALCON. FALCO PEREGRINUS. Tail not longer than the wings ; upper plumage dark bluish grey with darker bands ; head bluish black, as are also the moustaches descending from the gape ; lower plumage white ; breast transversely barred with brown; beak blue, darker at the point ; cere yellow; iris dark brown ; feet yellow ; claws black. Female—Upper -Dlumage tinged with brown, lower with reddish yeUow. Length fifteen inches, femaU seventeen inches. Eggs dull light red, spotted and blotched with deep red. The Peregrine Falcon oc
. British birds in their haunts. Birds -- Great Britain. THE PEEEGEINE FALCON. FALCO PEREGRINUS. Tail not longer than the wings ; upper plumage dark bluish grey with darker bands ; head bluish black, as are also the moustaches descending from the gape ; lower plumage white ; breast transversely barred with brown; beak blue, darker at the point ; cere yellow; iris dark brown ; feet yellow ; claws black. Female—Upper -Dlumage tinged with brown, lower with reddish yeUow. Length fifteen inches, femaU seventeen inches. Eggs dull light red, spotted and blotched with deep red. The Peregrine Falcon occu]3ies among the " noble " birds of prey a place second only in dignity to the Gyr Falcon. Indeed, from its being more generally diffused and there- fore more easily obtained, it is a question whether it was. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874; Wolf; Wymper. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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