. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. wlioro they can a secluded spot â egular limiting- :enerally placed vv sticks thrown The young are es differ very and until corn- times were re- t species. The the adult male 1 the beak and only exception 'ies, which are fc and chin are hue as the beak, 1 abdomen are jht blue tinge, n the plumage the under sur- 3 several indis- tl the hair-like he eye and the ire black. The re are yellow, and the beak a bluish tinge. ! male bird is \xes. a much darker mottled brown, upper portions â¢rown, the p
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. wlioro they can a secluded spot â egular limiting- :enerally placed vv sticks thrown The young are es differ very and until corn- times were re- t species. The the adult male 1 the beak and only exception 'ies, which are fc and chin are hue as the beak, 1 abdomen are jht blue tinge, n the plumage the under sur- 3 several indis- tl the hair-like he eye and the ire black. The re are yellow, and the beak a bluish tinge. ! male bird is \xes. a much darker mottled brown, upper portions â¢rown, the pri- a little darker of the back e under parts with pale mar- sent a kind of lestnut aspect; of the tail is xl dark bands, ce is very dis- ^ broad bands ih-white. The fession round ly called the arown towards gto the cere, ! is about two et six inches. uzzARD as the re properly to ! female bcin;.^ THE ASH-COLOURED FALCON. 93 about two feet in length, and the male nlionf ^o ⢠i uncommon bird, being found most eSensivX upon m'.'rSw' '^'"'Y J* '' ""'^ ^ ^'^^y abundance of food. It generally preys on walerbTrr^^f^ ^'T'"^' ''^'''' '^ ^^^ obtaij frogs, rats, and fish. ItS's rathJrVSaltryoi ng ^mTSd'S " wJ T""? '''^'''''' neiglibour to a preserve, snatching the youn-mrtridclTnmt^l ^^ ."^ ^° ,'' dangerous Sometimes it is sufKciently bold to^nter tSrc?c3f ^^^ ^â¢"' ^^'''' P^^'^°t«- chicken or a duckUng. Babbits also, botl?ynnâ.rnnd oV ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ '"^''^ -^''^"" ^"''"^ bird, which sweeps on noiseless ^ ^ ' ^''^' ^"'^"^'â ^ ^^ ^^''^ rapacious wing over the common, carefully choosing the morning and evening, when the rabbits are almost sure to be out of their burrows. The ]\rarsh ILarrier appears never to take up its residence in dry localities, but always to prefer the fenny district, whether of tlie coast or inland. The bird may be found plentifully in Cambridgu- sliire, as well as
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