. A history of British birds . HONEY-BUZZARD. ACCIPITRES. 121 Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus *).THE HONEY-BUZZARD. Pernis apivorus. Pernis, Cuvier\.—Bill slender, rather weak, curved from the base, the cuttingedge of the upper mandible nearly straight: the cere large; nostrils elongated,placed obliquely; the lores closely covered with small scale-like feathers. Wingslong and large ; the first quill-feather short; the third and fourth feathers thelongest; inner webs of the first four deeply notched. Tail long. Tarsi short,half-plumed, the rest reticulated; toes of moderate length and st
. A history of British birds . HONEY-BUZZARD. ACCIPITRES. 121 Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus *).THE HONEY-BUZZARD. Pernis apivorus. Pernis, Cuvier\.—Bill slender, rather weak, curved from the base, the cuttingedge of the upper mandible nearly straight: the cere large; nostrils elongated,placed obliquely; the lores closely covered with small scale-like feathers. Wingslong and large ; the first quill-feather short; the third and fourth feathers thelongest; inner webs of the first four deeply notched. Tail long. Tarsi short,half-plumed, the rest reticulated; toes of moderate length and strength; theclaws slender and only slightly curved. The Honey-Buzzard is a rare species in this country,and if not exclusively a summer-visitor the fact is mainly * Falco apivorus, Linnaeus, ISyst. Nat. Ed. 12, i. p. 130 (1766).f Regne Animal, i. p. 322 (1817).VOL. I. R 122 FALCON 11 >.K. owing to its numbers being increased in autumn by animmigration, which is chiefly noticeable on the cast coast,from abroad; these so arriving being mostly birds of theyear. It lias
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