. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE 21 vvitk Merlin?, tliree of these birds were assigned to the ^Itigpie, two to the Lark, and in the clias6 of the Quail and Land-rail, the Sparrow-hawk was associated with it. The Merlin is more frequent in the northern than in the southern part of Great Britain, and is seen more frequently. THK '. in winter than in summer, but is nowhere common. In i!^orfolk, many are caught at the autumnal equinox in the fowlers' nets. It occasionally, perhaps generally, breeds in Northumberland, Cumberland, and jN'orth Wales, placing its nest upon t
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE 21 vvitk Merlin?, tliree of these birds were assigned to the ^Itigpie, two to the Lark, and in the clias6 of the Quail and Land-rail, the Sparrow-hawk was associated with it. The Merlin is more frequent in the northern than in the southern part of Great Britain, and is seen more frequently. THK '. in winter than in summer, but is nowhere common. In i!^orfolk, many are caught at the autumnal equinox in the fowlers' nets. It occasionally, perhaps generally, breeds in Northumberland, Cumberland, and jN'orth Wales, placing its nest upon the ground amongst the heather, and laying four or five 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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