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A S. H - C O L O U R E D H A R R 1ER.
Ij*! b u s a rd Montagu.
T he p row * efcpHjtt bird ctK««fc it» the Hen-Harrier in' the relative admeasurement of its wings
and tail, IcsS rwilito&t, iiit /jjjjfyjfi1' w ore e le g a n tin its proportions. In habits and manners, and the
locnlitses it i.tyxj’îièrits, there h '!)$!&■ jsi%<wic between them, a circumstance, which, together with its
^ w j W W b Î K m l ! ' • • féijl c . ’-'MHkwd as identical with that .species. Its distinguishing
P $ É $ ¡gi?'i;frii. «XHMwk a conspicuous band o f black in the male :, the
riebdt-estu>;>i d a sh e s -o if||$ trader SMrfttott. ntid Iîhw'îi :iif «1» fk-.iuc colour on the outer tail-feathers. The
feiBj»le ii« lilfeiliiiHt he.distinguished 1'kwi the lewisite of the ocher »pedes, except by tbe elongated wings and .
far. iiottfwiii' *>f the body/.} '$!$?. of thfe-bird as à distinct species is due to Colonçl Montagu,
!' V . have • ; d m r i. K iti- »}.*: me dificrimoe.' toi-cil.ey ,viii ¡'»dcr.-ii-'
inibijinatioift'llillllfipl -!k,general man«sm. arid 'Usl’tte;•
* few Ijtl’ll h.I ii :» ri} :-rc!¡t rarity, b
al-.inÉjp # tlrd |feè Hdid-iawiitr. Mr, Selby-.fettdbit.*»)'.1.,- • n 1-ii.at !k iav- (¿¿urn it •
dpon the aws ogieit lands: WSfr dtest.rirfs ii4 r.-uglawi, b
fehtàfaAté residence. Weiha^^weives r^teM-»doserons» exiMQpteir from the fen
liincolrishire. On the Continent it appears almost universally distributed. espc
southern prorinces.
Its }b.Ç'ii.'-¿’d&itite o f small mammalia, such as moles, rats, mice, and young hares, to which are added
fpdsesf li^rielsi frog--!., ¡to1..
,/• u-, auntie of nidiiicaiioiti is on the ground, among rushes, funse, Or any low brushwood suited to its purpose.
i l V pijiijg !«• peculiarly buoyant , and perhaps' exceeds tn vapidity and lightness that of any other European
I ph-mer..
U i W l l l i S p dUt-ÎM -i .vn j. ti.r oi^l. t&U ** ate* in she Metf-Stari«* i vrs Grid -• img
H I d h if lp l | | l i p
h*- whole- of the upper surface, and middle tail-ieathers blueish graj t a d e te c t
;i ;. i ; oj'ckèk the middle of the wing r, . o-u i! I-Ritihi: r* tW k j outer tail-feathers white , Ijamw; with
itidfi- ¡ttnt4! -c ciij-ii.' vfirtifc ; nnÜAi! surface v-îï&üe, writht rttguthur swigitudinal dashes o f neb chestnut y bill I
| black l l i l j j l l l l l >:,f4kiw-.
:rh e 'SB** ;tS* tfholé :etir&Ce. of a deep chocolate brown ; the top o f the head lighter
41 thd re&r of t h i body ; each feather with its centre of a deeper tint, so as to give it a spotted appearance 5
mod .Ijifj: g^'c .in obscure circle of white ; ear-coi crts rich brown ; under surface light reddish brown,
t- . h.:!: ,'oi1 “He*s o f a deeper colour : these ¡11 the young o f both sexes are scarcely to In: discerned ;
I feiKiwn, titer *‘i.^ibers lighter, cuvd exbibituig bars of dega «ûiber -, cere, irides, and tarsi as iu tfee
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