. The bird . 326 ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. Plover 1 to 122 Falcon, 1 to 102 Paroquet, 1 to 45 Robin, 1 to 32 Jay, 1 to 28 Chaffinch, cock, sparrow, goldfinch, 1 to 25 Hooded tomtit, 1 to 16 Blue-cap tomtit, 1 to 12 [Estimate of Haller and Leiiret.] Page 158. The noble falcon.—The noble birds (the falcon, ger-falcon, saker) are those which hold their prey by the talon, and killit with the bill: their bill, for this purpose, is toothed. The ignoblebirds (the eagle, the kite, kc.) are for the most part swift of flight{voiliers) : these employ their talons to rend and choke their raitieuTS r

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. The bird . 326 ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. Plover 1 to 122 Falcon, 1 to 102 Paroquet, 1 to 45 Robin, 1 to 32 Jay, 1 to 28 Chaffinch, cock, sparrow, goldfinch, 1 to 25 Hooded tomtit, 1 to 16 Blue-cap tomtit, 1 to 12 [Estimate of Haller and Leiiret.] Page 158. The noble falcon.—The noble birds (the falcon, ger-falcon, saker) are those which hold their prey by the talon, and killit with the bill: their bill, for this purpose, is toothed. The ignoblebirds (the eagle, the kite, kc.) are for the most part swift of flight{voiliers) : these employ their talons to rend and choke their raitieuTS rise with difficulty, which enables the voiliers to escapethem the more easily. The tactics of the former are to feign, inthe first place, to rise to a great height ; and then, by sufferingthemselves to drop, they disconcert the mancBuvres of the voiliers.(Huber, Vol des Oiseaux de Prole, 1784, 4to. He was the first ofthat clever lineage, Huber of the birds, Huber of the bees, Huber ofthe ants.)

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