. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Fig. 287.—The Hobby (Hypobuorchis sttlbuteo). until able to provide for themselves: when that stage of maturityarrives they are driven Fig. 288.—Merlins (//. .Ssaioii). The Peregrine Falcon is found among the cliffs of Normandy HAWKING. 613 There are other species of Falcons smaller than the precedin«^.They are only distinguished from them by their size; their habitsare identical, except that they prey on smaller birds, such asQuails, Larks, Swallows, a
. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Fig. 287.—The Hobby (Hypobuorchis sttlbuteo). until able to provide for themselves: when that stage of maturityarrives they are driven Fig. 288.—Merlins (//. .Ssaioii). The Peregrine Falcon is found among the cliffs of Normandy HAWKING. 613 There are other species of Falcons smaller than the precedin«^.They are only distinguished from them by their size; their habitsare identical, except that they prey on smaller birds, such asQuails, Larks, Swallows, and sometimes insects. These speciesthe Hobby (Fig. 287), which is found all over Europe, are and also in Africa—it is about a foot in height; the Merlin (), which is not much larger than a Thrush, and in summer
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