. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . > J/zu/cavt ae/tfy^. %;jr. 7. J. fLC- X^anner^^ ( 7 ) The Lanneret. Numb. VII. THIS Bird is fomcwhat lefs than the Falcon Gentle^ and is diftin-guiihed from other Hawks by thefe marks, his Beak, Legs and Feetare blewifh or Lead Colour; his Breaft Feathers parti-coloured of Blackand White, the black Marks not croffing the Feathers, but drawn longways down the Middle of them contrary to what they are in Falcons The Eyes are large, the Irides yellow, over each Eye is a white Line
. A natural history of birds : illustrated with a hundred and one copper plates, curiously engraven from the life . > J/zu/cavt ae/tfy^. %;jr. 7. J. fLC- X^anner^^ ( 7 ) The Lanneret. Numb. VII. THIS Bird is fomcwhat lefs than the Falcon Gentle^ and is diftin-guiihed from other Hawks by thefe marks, his Beak, Legs and Feetare blewifh or Lead Colour; his Breaft Feathers parti-coloured of Blackand White, the black Marks not croffing the Feathers, but drawn longways down the Middle of them contrary to what they are in Falcons The Eyes are large, the Irides yellow, over each Eye is a white Linereaching round the Fore-part of the Head; the Top of the Crown, up-per Side of the Neck, Back, and covert Feathers of the Wings are of adusky Brown; the Quill-Feathers black, - the under Side of the Wingsdusky with fmall round whitifh Spots like Pieces of Money, difperfedthrough the Superficies. It hath a thick and fhort Neck; the Legs fhorter than the Reft ofthe Falcon Kind. It feems to be called Lanarius a laniando, i. e. from tearing. It is of agentle Nature, of a docile and tradable Difpofition fas Bellonius writes)very fit for all Sorts
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