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‘oratory flocks. Its nest is stated to have been once found near Hackness, In Yorkshire, and also in
nlgra ory ‘KS. S s S'S

the neighbourhood of Banff (vde ‘This,’ 1865, p. 12).

Genus PERNIS.

are two very distinct species—one, the P. apivorus, inhabiting Europe, and

Of this form there
The natural food of both, besides small quadrupeds, birds,

the other the P. cristatus of India.

and their larvee

and garbage, is honey, bees and wasps,

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11. PrerRnis APIVORUS

Honey-BuzzarD.

A summer visitant to us and to Central Europe, which, after breeding, migrates southwards to pass

the winter.

Subfamily ASTURIN/E

Genus Asrur.
Of this form two species have been regarded as pertaining to the British fauna—namely, the Astur
palumbarius of Europe, and the A. atricapillus of America. In the present work only the former has
been figured.

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]2. AsTUR PALUMBARIUS : ; : ,
GosHAWK.
Very generally dispers oon a NG mare eee oe : ; ;
y generally dispersed over Europe, North Africa, India, and China; occasionally killed in Scotland,

where it sometimes breeds.

13. AsTUR ATRICAPILLUS.

American Goshawk.
This Americ: Pda ae acre: :
s American wanderer has certainly been killed at least three times in the British Islands—once
in Scotland < ice | “al: .
1 and twice in Ireland. Respecting the first of these examples, Mr. R. Gray, in bis recently

published ‘Birds of the West of Scotland.’ says -—

“Tn May 1869, when visiti
oe ¥, when visiting the 7 ee oe eae : :
g the town of Brechin, in Forfarshire, I was fortunate in finding a very