. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS. 39. THE HOBBY. (Faico Suhbuteot Lin,—Le Hohreauy BufF.) The length of the male is twelve inches;breadth about two feet; the bill is blue ; cere andorbits of the eyes yellow j the irides orange ; overeach eye there is a light coloured ftreak; the topof the head, coverts of the wings, and back, are ofa dark brown, in fome edged with ruft colour; thehind part of the neck is marked with two pale yel-low fpots ; a black mark extends from behind eacheye, forming almoft a crefcent, and extendingdownwards on the neck; the breal
. History of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . BRITISH BIRDS. 39. THE HOBBY. (Faico Suhbuteot Lin,—Le Hohreauy BufF.) The length of the male is twelve inches;breadth about two feet; the bill is blue ; cere andorbits of the eyes yellow j the irides orange ; overeach eye there is a light coloured ftreak; the topof the head, coverts of the wings, and back, are ofa dark brown, in fome edged with ruft colour; thehind part of the neck is marked with two pale yel-low fpots ; a black mark extends from behind eacheye, forming almoft a crefcent, and extendingdownwards on the neck; the breall and belly are D4 40 BRITISH BIRDS. pale, marked with dulky ftreaks; the thighs rufly,with long duiky llreaks; the wings brown; thetwo middle feathers of the tail are of a deep dovecolour, the others are barred with rufty, and tiptwith white. The female is much larger, and thefpots on her breafl more confpicuous than thofe of^e male ; the legs and feet are yellow. The Hobby breeds with us, but is faid to emi-grate in October. It was formerly ufed in falcon-Xy, chiefly fo
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