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casle of RJY, has yellowilh'1I'3x on tbe bcak; the

Icgs are half covered with fealhers; ancl Ihe body is alh–

celoured and i1reakcd wilh yellow.

is a native o( Eu·

1 0p~.

3. The leucocephalus, or whitc·headed e.gle of

C. IC¡¡'y, is alo·coloured, wilh the head and lail white;

I~e

iris of the eye is white, ovcr which is a prominence

covmd witb a ycllow Ikin; the hill and Ihe lear or

Wa)(

nte yellow, as are likcwiCe the legs and feet; and Ihe tao

lons are

bl~ck.

Though it is an e'glc of Cm,lI file, it

\yeighs nine pot!nds, is (lrong ,nd full of fpirit, preying

on I.mbs, pigs, and fawns. Thcy alway' make their

nens near the fe" or great riyers, and uCually upoo old,

dead pinc or cl'preCs mes, conlinuing to build annuallyon

the CJme !ree ti ll it falls. Tho' he is fo formid,bletoall

birds; Jct he (u[en them to build near his royal nen

without molen,tion; pmicularly the filhing hawk, herons,

Ce.

which.1I build

high.trees, and in Come places are fo

near one anothertlm theyappear likearookery.

is ana–

tive bOlh·of Europe and America.

PI.76.fg

The

of{¡fragus,.wilh yellolVwax, andhalf·feathered leg'; it is

aboul the fi le

01'

a peacock; the feathers are white at the

bafe, iron-coloured in Ihe middle,

~nd

black at the poinu;

and lhe legs are yellow: il is a nalive of Europe. 5.

T he chryraetos, or golden

~agle,

has yellolV wax on the

bea\:, and fealhered legs; the IlOdy is var.iegated with a

Mown and iroo colour; and the bafe of Ihe tail is undu·

h ted with an alh-colaur : it is abirdof Europe. 6. The

fulvus, wilh yellow wax, feathered legs, a brown back,

and a while n,eak on the tail; lhe face is bare bet\Vixt

lhe eyes and nonrils: it is a native of Europe and Cana·

da. 7. The ruf!icolus, \Vith a yellow lVax, yellow ring

round lhe.eyes, and yellow leb

the borly is alb·colour–

uodulated wilh \Vhite, and a white ring round the

neck: il is a native of Sweden. 8. The barbarus, with

yellow wax, and ycllow legs; the body is blueilb, aDd

fpotted with brown: it is a oative of Barbary. 9. The

crerulerceDs, witb yellow wax, a yellolV ring round the

eyes, and the feet yellow undcroeath; the back is of a

blackilb bloe colour; and the temples atefurrounded witb

white line. Thís is the fmallell bird of the genus, and

native of Afia.

10.

The eyancus, wilh white wax,

yellow legs. a whitilb blue body, and a white ring round

the eyes aDd thr.oat.

is the blue hawk of Edwards,

and is a natil'e of Europe and Africa. 11 . The pygar–

tUS,

with yellow wax and legs; Ihe body is aJb-coloured,

with prle red fpots .Iong the belly, and white orbits.

]t is a ,ird of Europe. 12. The milvus, or kite, with

yellow waK on the back, a fo, ked lail, and iron·coloured

hill, and the head ora lightcr colour.

is a bird of Eu–

rope, Afia, andMrica. Bdlonius relates, that, abour the

cnd of April, iD Icfs th.n (ouneen days, iocredible num–

bers of them are Cecn fiying over the Black

Se~

inro Afia.

T hey feed upon ofFals, young-birds,

&e.

Like alJ the rpe–

des of this genus, they fly rer.mkably high,

~nd

2re en·

dowed with uncommon acmnefs of vifion. 13. The

gentilis, with yellow wax and legs; Ihe body

alb–

colollred, with brown fpols; and the tail has four block–

ilb IIrcaks.

is a nalive of the Alps. and is peculiarly

fond of larks . 14. The fubbmeo, wilh yelJow wax and

legs; the ba"k is brown, the nape of the neck white,

.od Ihe belly is palc, with oblong brown fpots.

calJed the hobby by Engliflt authors, and is a Daliv! of

Europe. 15.

he hmeo, with yello"'ifl, wax .nd legl.

brown body, and a pale belly, with browo fpol!. He

feeds upon rabbits,

to.ds

6(.

and is a bird of Europe.

16. The tinnuncnlus, with yellow wax and legs; Ihe

back is reddilb. and fpomd wirh black; it has brownifll

IIrcaks on the brean, and a roundilb tail.

iohabils

old

L~i ldings,

and I,ves uponfmall birds andmice. 17.T'nc

fum ator, with yellowilb wax and legs; the body isof a

browoifl, white colour; and the covm of the eyes are

bony. He has a flelby lobe between the nonrils, \Vhich,

wnen

~ngry

or terrified, he ioflales till his bead beco",cl

al large as his whole body. He is a native of Surio.m.

18. The cachinnaDs, or faughing hawk, has yellowifh

legs and wax, and .white eye·brow!; the body is va–

riegated with brown and white; and it has a black riog

ronnd the tOP of Ibe head.

makes a laughing kind of

naife when it

~bferves

any perCon, and is a oative of A–

merica. 19, The hudConius, has yellow wax, and yel–

low legs, a brown back, and white eye·brows.

is found ar Hudfon's bayo

20.

The fparverius,

~as

yellow wax, a brown head, a red belly, and blueifh

wings.

is a native or Amerita.

2 1.

The columbarius,

or pigeon-hawk of Catelby, weighs about fix ouoce,.

The bill is black at the poillt, and whitilb at the baCe; the

iris of the eye is yellow; the bare of the upper mandible

is covered witb a yellow fear or wax; all the upper par!

orthe body, wings, and !,il, are brown. The interior

vanes of the quill·feathm have large red fpolS. TIte

taíl is marked witb four regular traofverfe while lines;

the throat,brean, and belly are while, mixed wilhbrQIVo;

Ihe Cmall feathers thar cover tbe tltighs reach withio balf

an ineh of the feet, aod are white, wilk a tiDllure of red,

befet \Vith long fpots of brown; the legs and feet a'e ye!–

low.

is avery fwift and bold hawk, preying on pigeonl,

Ylluogturkeys,

and is anativeofCarolina.

PI.76.fg.3.

z2.The [upertiliofus has yellow legs and wax, and yellow

eye-brows; and tite body

brown, wmd with white.

is anative or Surioam. 23 The veCpertinos, is about

the fize of a pigeon; the body is of a blueifh brown co–

lour; and the bill is yellow, and brown al tbe poinl.

is a native of Ingria, and fiies bOlh in the day and io tbe

night.

24 ,

The lanarius, has yellowilb wax, and the bill

and legs, which are Ibort, are blueilb. Jt is anative of Eu–

rope. 25. The

rurc~tus,

fwallow-tailed hawk, weighsa–

bout

ounces; the bill is black

the eyes are large and

black, with ared iris; thehead, neck, breafl, and belly are

white: the upper par! of the back and wing! adark purple;

but more dufky

tow.r.ds

Ihe lower

p~rrs,

with a tinllure of

green. The wings are long in proportiontO thebody.

~nd,

when extended, are four feet The tail is dark purple mlxed

with greeo, and remarkably forked Like rwallows, Ihey

contioue long on the wing. cmhing, as they Ay.

b~de"

fiies, and other infells. They are raid to prey upon

Irwd,

and ferpeDls, and are founrl inAmerica.

PI.76,fg.2. 26.

hali:!:tus, or 6lbing hawk of Catelby,

wei~hs

three p.oondl

3I\d

quil'ter; it meafures, from one end of the

wl~g

the other, five feet and a half. The bill

black, wlth a

blue fear or wax ; the iris of the eye is yellow,

the

crown of the

he~d

brown, with a

mi~lu,e

of whlte (ea–

thtrs; froO! cach eye, backwards, ruus a brown /llIpe :

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