20 F A L C O N .
defcription ; but there is fcarce a doubt o f its being the fame bird.
It inhabits both Hudfon’s Bay and Newfoundland; preys much on
Ducks; fits on a rock and watches their rifing, when it inftantly
ftrikes at them *.
! 9 -1 SACRE.
Sacre, Gen. Syn» i. p, 77. N° 59.— Zool. N° 96.
M * H I S Sacre is ufed in Tartary for falconry ; and is a courageous,
ftrong fpecies, attacking every thing that comes in its
way. Inhabits Hudfon's Bay, where, i f we do not miftake the
fpecies, it is known by the name o f Papanafeu Kacake f .
63-
CRESTED INDIAN
F.
D e s c r i p t io n ,
Crelied Indian Falcon, Gen. Syn. i. p, 80. N° 63 V
A M O N G fome drawings belonging to the late Dr. FothergiU,
I find one o f thefe figured ; it differs from that defcribed by
me, in having a broad bar o f black acrofs the breaft, and another
on the wing coverts.
65.
BLACK AND
WHITE F.
Elack and White Falcon, Gen, Syn. I .p .S i. N°65? '
Le Faucon a collier des Indes, Son. Viy. Ind. ii. p. 182.— Zool. B:d. p. 12»
p l.2 i
D e s c r i p t io n , f yE N G T H Gxteen inches. Bill black : irides rufous : yellow
head : throat, hind part o f the neck, and back, black : breaft,
belly, thighs, and rump, white : the leffer wing coverts white;
the middle ones black ; greater ones and fecondary quills filvery
alh-colour; prime quills black: tail pale filvery grey : legs rufous
yellow.
* J r Si. Zool. f The Peregrine F . goes by this name. See p. 18.
88 T h e
female is fomewhat bigger than the male: general colour F ema l e .
filvery grey : on the wing coverts are three round black fpots, and
three others on the outer webs o f the fecond quills: primaries
black: Tides of the belly, thighs, and vent, white; tranfverfly
ftriated with a rufous red.
Inhabits India: feems much allied to my Black and White Fal- P l a c e .
con, N° 65. if not the fame bird : is called in India, Chouama, or
Rat-killer * .
White Gvrfalcon, Gen, Sy/i, i.-p. 83. N° 60.— Arc:. Zool. ii. p. 121. F. 69»
^ WHITE JERP
O M M O N at Hudfoh's Bay, where it is called Pau pune nay FALCON.
fue. Length twenty-three inches : weight forty-five ounces
Troy : varies much in colour f .
Brown Lanner, Gen, Syn. i. p. 86- N° 72.— Ar&. Zool, ii. p, 225. K- 72.
Falco lanarius, Bran. p. i. N° 1, 2.—Mullet, N° 67. LANNER.
* J pH E Lanner inhabits Iceland and the F em e IJles, Denmark,
and Sweden ; frequent in the Tartarian deferts and the Ba-
raha-, none in the northern or eaftern part o f Sibiria J : well
known about AJlrachan, and builds in all the deferts, among the
Ihrubs and low trees; is ufed by the Calmucs in falconry ]. In
fome parts is migratory, but ftays in France the whole year §.
* Being a great enemy to Rats ; as alfo to Mice, Lizards, and other vermin,
t Mr. Hutchins. J Mr, Pennant, || Dec, RuJ[, iii. p. 303.
§ de Lyons, i* p, 206*
Henharrier*