. Wilson's American ornithology, with notes by Jardine. To which is added a synopsis of American birds, including those described by Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, and Richardson, by Brewer. Birds; 1854. SREAT-I'OOTED I. AWK. 677 in their long and toilsome jouniey. During the winter, at Fort Man- dan, they were observed in immense numbers, notwithstanding the cold was so excessive, tliat on the 17tli December, 1804, the tliermom- eter stood at 45° below 0. Like tlie Crow, this species may be easily domesticated, and in that state would afford amusement by its familiarity, frolics, and sagac
. Wilson's American ornithology, with notes by Jardine. To which is added a synopsis of American birds, including those described by Bonaparte, Audubon, Nuttall, and Richardson, by Brewer. Birds; 1854. SREAT-I'OOTED I. AWK. 677 in their long and toilsome jouniey. During the winter, at Fort Man- dan, they were observed in immense numbers, notwithstanding the cold was so excessive, tliat on the 17tli December, 1804, the tliermom- eter stood at 45° below 0. Like tlie Crow, this species may be easily domesticated, and in that state would afford amusement by its familiarity, frolics, and sagacity. But such noisy and mischievous pets, in common with parrots and monkeys, are not held in high estimation in this quarter of the globe; and are generally overlooked for those universal favorites, which either gratify the eye by the neatness or brilliancy of their plumage, or glad- den the ear by the simplicity or variety of their song. GREAT-FOOTED FiG. -FALCO PEREGRINUS.* — - 13, No. 1.— TuH. Syst. 1, p. 155. —Belon, Ans, 116. —Falco per. - grinus niger, Aldi\ Aves, 1, 239. — Sparviere pellegrino femmina, Lorenz>\ Air->. tab. 2'1. — Blue-backed Falcon, Charletoni, Exercit. 73. — Percg:rine Falcon. Penn. Br. Zool. 1, p. 166, No. 48, pi. 20.— 4rct. Zool. 1, p. 236, No. 97.— Lath. Syn. 1, p. 73, No. 52. — Peregrine, or Hagjard Falcon, Will. Oni. p. 76, tab. 8. — Spotted Hawk, or Fakon, Edwards, I, p. 3. — Black Hawk or Falcon, 7rfem, 1, p. 4. — Le Faiicon pelerin, Btos. Ar;es,l, 341. — Bujf. 0>> 1, p. 249, pi. 16, el suW.—Feale's Museum, No. 386. FM^CO PEREORIJVUS. — Falcon peregrinus,jBonap. Synop. — North. p. 23. — Peregrine Fal- con, Selhy, Must. Br. Om. pi. 15, p. SL — Flem. Br. Anim. p. 49. —Falco per- egrinus ? Aust. birds in Coll. Linn. Soc. by Vix- and Hors/. vol. xv. p. 183. It is with great pleasure that we are now enabled to give a portrait of this'celebrate
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