. American ornithology, with notes by Jardine. To which is added a synopsis of American birds, including those described by Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, and Richardson, by Brewer. Birds. GREAT-FOOTED HAWK. 677 in their long and toilsome journey. During the winter, at Fort Man- dan, tliey were observed in immense numbers, notwithstanding the cold was so excessive, that on the 17tli December, 1804, the thermom- eter stood at 45° below 0. Like tlie Crow, this species may be easily domesticated, and in that state would afford amusement by its familiarity, frolics, and sagacity. But such noisy
. American ornithology, with notes by Jardine. To which is added a synopsis of American birds, including those described by Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, and Richardson, by Brewer. Birds. GREAT-FOOTED HAWK. 677 in their long and toilsome journey. During the winter, at Fort Man- dan, tliey were observed in immense numbers, notwithstanding the cold was so excessive, that on the 17tli December, 1804, the thermom- eter stood at 45° below 0. Like tlie Crow, this species may be easily domesticated, and in that state would afford amusement by its familiarity, frolics, and sagacity. But such noisy and mischievous pets, in common with parrots and monkeys, are not lield in high estimation in this quarter of the globe; and are generally overlooked for those universal favorites, which either gratify the eye by the neatness or brilliancy of their plumage,.or glad- den the ear by the simplicity or variety of their song. GREAT-FOOTED HAWK. —FALCO FEREGRINUS.*— Fig. 322. — Rati 13, No. 1.— Turt. Syst. 1, p. 15S. — Belon, Aves, 116. — Falco pere- - grinus niger, Aldr. Ar^es, 1, 239. — Sparviere pellegrino femmina, Lorenzi, Aves, tab. 24. — Blue-backed Falcon, Charletoni, Exercit. 73. — Peregrine Falcon, Penn. Br. Zool. 1, p. 1^6, No. 48, pi. W.—Arct. Zooi. 1, p. 236, No. 97.— Lath. Syn. 1, p. 73, No. 52. — Peregrine, or Haggard Falcon, Will. Om. p. 76, tab. 8 Spotted Hawk, or Falcon, ^rfwards, 1, p. 3. — Black Hawk or Falcon, Jrfem, 1, p. 4. — tje Faijcon pelerin, 5ms. Aves, I, 341. — Bujf. Ois. 1, p. 249, pi. 16, et suiv. — Peak's Mmeum, No. 386. , FALCO TEREQRIJnjS. — '^ Falcon peregrinus, BoTia^. Synop. p. 27. — North. Zool.'ii. p. 23. — PereCTine Fal- con, Selby,IUust. Br. IS, p. 37. — Flem. Br. Anim. p. 49. — Falco per- cgrinus 1 Aust. birds in Coll. Linn. Soc. by Vig. and Horsf. vol. xv. p. 183. It is with great pleasure that we are now enabled to give a portrait of this celebrated Hawk,i drawn o
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