( 24 ) O R D. I. G E N. I. FALCON. S P E. IX. GOSHAWK. PI. 9. Falco Palumbarius. Lin. Syjl. I. p. 130. L’Autour. BriJ. Orn. I. p. 317. This bird is of an elegant form; in length nearly two feet. The bill is blue, tipped with black: cere, yellowilh green : eyes yellow: over the eye is a line of white : on the fides of the neck a broken patch of white: the head and upper parts are of a deep grey brown colour: throat, bread:, and belly, white; beau tifully marked with numerous tranfverfe bars of black: tail very long, afh coloured, and eroded with four or five dull black bars: legs yellow. This Ijpecies is remarkable for the lhortnefs of its wings. This bird is not often met with in England ; but it breeds in Scotland, where it is more plentiful. It is very deftru&ive to game; dalhing through woods and bulhes after its prey, with great impetuofity. The gofhawk was in high efteem among the falconers; and flown at cranes, geefe, pheafants, and partridges. For the egg, fee PI. IV. Fig. 1.
