I l l F A L C O N ,
96-
MINUTE Falco minatus, Lin. Sjfl I. p. 131. N» j j ,
F* Le Petit Epervier, Brif. om. i. p. 315. N® 2. PI. 30. f. I.
D e scr ip t io n , ’J " ' H I S , a c c o rd in g to Brijon, is lefs than th e M e r lin , b e in g
e le v e n in che s and th re e q u a r te rs in len g th . T h e b il l is
b l a c k : ce re b row n : p arts a b o v e b row n, v a r ie g a te d w ith r u fo u s :
b en e a th w h ite , w i th tran fv e rfe rufous b row n ft r is e : ta il b row n ,
b an d ed w ith d e ep e r b r o w n : le g s lu t e o u s : claw s b la c k .
T h i s b ird in h ab its th e IJland o f Malta. M. Briffon m en tion s a
v a r ie t y o f th is , h a v in g o n ly fo u r b row n bands on th e ta i l , and
la n c e - lh a p e d fp o t s on th e b re a ft.
M. de Buffon * fa y s , i t is p ro b a b le th a t th is b ird m a y p ro v e to
b e m e re ly th e Tiercelet, o r m a le o f th e S p a r row H a w k , c a lle d b y
th e F a lco n e r s a Mouchet.
BENGAL Falco cserulefcens, Lin. SjJl. i. p. 123. N° 5.
F. Le Faucon de Bengale, Brif. on . app. p. 20. N® 3».
Little black and orange Indian Hawk, Edits. 3. t. 108.
Lev, Mu/,
D e s c r ip t io n . , J^’H I S is fa id t o b e th e le a ft o f th e F a l c o n g en u s , b e in g in len g th
o n ly fix inche s and a h a lf. T h e b il l is b la c k i lh : c e re and
e y e lid s lu t e o u s : th e fo rehead is w h i t e : th e e y e p la c ed in a n a k ed
y e l lo w Ik in , ro u n d w h ich is a bed o f b la c k , p a ll in g d ownwa rd s
a l i t t le w a y o n each fid e o f th e n e c k , and th is is a g a in bou n d ed
hy w h ite : g en e ra l c o lo u r o f th e p a r t s a b o v e is p u rp l ilh b la c k j
Hiß. dei Oif. i. p. 226.
that
that of the under parts orange, paleft on the breaft: the tail is
black; the two middle feathers are plain, the others tranfverfely
ftriated on the infide with white: the legs are luteous: claws
blackilh.
This beautiful fpecies inhabits Bengal. Mr. Edwards obferves, Place.
that it is feathered below the knees, and that for fo fmall a bird,
it is remarkably ftout and robuft, full as much, in proportion,
as an Eagle.
Falco regulus, Pallas Tran. vol. ii. p. 707. N° 13. SIBERIAN.
T ? 1 S, according to Dr. Pallas, is lefs than any yet D e s c r i p t io n .
known. The length he does not mention, but fays that it
weighs lefs than half a pound. It has the bill and air of a Kef-
trel. The cere is greenifh: irides brown * : the crown of the
head is hoary brown, marked with blackilh lines: round the
neck is a ferruginous collar: the back is of a hoary lead-colour,
the feathers of which have brown lhafts, towards the tail paleft:
the throat and other parts beneath are whitilh, with numerous
ferruginous brown fpots: margin of the wings white, variegated
beneath: tail nearly even at the end, of a hoary lead-colour,
with clouded fafciae beneath; all the feathers have black edges,
and the tips of all are white: the legs are of a deep yellow.
This bird inhabits Siberia. It preys chiefly on Larks. It is P lace,
not very common.
# As Dr. Pallas obferves, tbofe of all the more generous forts ares
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