. British birds in their haunts. Birds. HONEY BUZZAKD. PERXIS APIVORUS. T'j]* of tlie liead asli-grcy; neck and back greyish luown : throat yellowish white, witli hrowji spots ; breast wlute, marked witli triangular brown spots ; tail with three brownisli black bars ; beak and claws black ; cere grey ; iridos and toes yellow. Female—upper plumage reddisli bro\vn with darker spots ; lower pale j-ellowish red with daik brown spots. Lengtli : male twenty-four inches ; female twenty-six inches. Eggs yellowish white, blotched with reddisli brown. On the Continent, the Honey Buzzard is a migratory b
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. HONEY BUZZAKD. PERXIS APIVORUS. T'j]* of tlie liead asli-grcy; neck and back greyish luown : throat yellowish white, witli hrowji spots ; breast wlute, marked witli triangular brown spots ; tail with three brownisli black bars ; beak and claws black ; cere grey ; iridos and toes yellow. Female—upper plumage reddisli bro\vn with darker spots ; lower pale j-ellowish red with daik brown spots. Lengtli : male twenty-four inches ; female twenty-six inches. Eggs yellowish white, blotched with reddisli brown. On the Continent, the Honey Buzzard is a migratory bird, common enough in the middle of France and on the banks of the Loire, where it breeds, and passing to the south at the approach of winter. Like others of the Hawk tribe, it preys on reptiles, the smaller warm-blooded animals, and on insects. Its Latin specific name—Ajnvorus (bee- eating)—is more correct than its English prefix, Honey; but a more accurate title than either would be, Vesjnvo^'us. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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