O R D. I. GEN. I. FALCON. SPE. XI. FALCON GEN TIL. PI. 11. Falco Gentilis. Lin. Syft. I. p. 126. Le Faucon Gentil. Brif. Om. I. p. 339. 0 In fize, this fpecies nearly equals the gofhawk; and in lhape and Ihortnefs of the wings greatly refembles it. The bill is lead colour: eyes yellow: top of the head reddifh brown, faintly fpotted with a darker colour: upper parts of the body and wings brown: throat, breaft, and belly, pale yellowifh brown; thick fet with oblong dark dalhes: quill feathers barred without with black, and within, at the lower parts, with white: tail marked with alternate bands of black and grey, and tipped with white: legs yellow. This is a common bird in the north of Scotland and Ireland. It is faid to build its neft in rocks, and was formerly ufed in falconry. It is a bold fpirited. bird, very deftru&ive to game of every defcription.