. British birds in their haunts. Birds. COMMON BUZZARD. BUTEO VULGARIS. Upper plumacs, neck and head, dark brown; lower, grejish brown, mottled with darker brown; tail marked with twelve dark transverse bands ; beak lead-coloured; cere, iris, and feet yellow. Length twenty to twenty-two inches. Eggs white, variously marked with pale greenish brown. The Buzzard, though ranked very properly among birds belonging to the Falcon tribe, is deficient in the grace- ful activity which characterises the true Falcons. In slug- gishness of habits it approaches the Vultures, and in its soft plumage and mod
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. COMMON BUZZARD. BUTEO VULGARIS. Upper plumacs, neck and head, dark brown; lower, grejish brown, mottled with darker brown; tail marked with twelve dark transverse bands ; beak lead-coloured; cere, iris, and feet yellow. Length twenty to twenty-two inches. Eggs white, variously marked with pale greenish brown. The Buzzard, though ranked very properly among birds belonging to the Falcon tribe, is deficient in the grace- ful activity which characterises the true Falcons. In slug- gishness of habits it approaches the Vultures, and in its soft plumage and mode of flight the Owls; but differs from the former in feeding on live prey as well as carrion, and from the latter in its diurnal habits. In form indeed it resembles neither, being a bulky broad-winged Hawk, with stout legs and a short much-curved beak. It can fly swiftly enough when occasion requires, but its favourite custom is. 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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