Lydekker, R: Royal Natural History, Vol. 4

Excerpt from The Royal Natural History, Vol. 4: Section VII

General Characteristics of the Order - The Hawk T rihe (fr7leo777'dre) - True Falcons (fake) Gerfalcons - Saker Lanner and Laggar F alcons - Peregrines - Use in Hawking Turumti Falcon - hobby-merlin-kestrels - Pigmy Falcons (h7e71c7.r) Mississippi Falcon - Crested Falcons (baza) - honey-buzzards - black-winged Kite (ela7777s) - True Kites (m7l7177s) - swallow-tailed Kite (ela77o7'des)-vulturine sea-eagle (gypoh7e71ax)-sea - Eagles (h - Bateleur Eagle (helotars773) - Harrier Eagles (0771caét773) - serpent-eagles (sp75l0717779) - Africa11 Crested Eagle (lopl7oaet77.9) Crested Eagles (spizaetus) hawk-eagles - Booted hawk-eagle - True Eagle (aq777'le7) - Golden Eagle - Imperial Eagle - Spotted Eagle - Other Species vvedge-tailed Eagle - Harpy Eagles (m 071177771779, Harpyhaliaetus and T 17717] 9(7et77s)-allied Genera~ - Buzzards (e77teo) - rough-legged Buzzards (a71ch7'b77teo) Sparrow Hawks (a eripiter) Goshawks (a star) Whistling Hawks (m e7'7'e71ax) harrier-hawks (m7c71ast7771) - Harriers (c771cus) - naked-cheeked Hawks (polyboroides) - The Caracaras - Brazilian Caracara (polyb071773) - Falkland Island Caracara (ibycter) - The Vultures (v77lt77717'dre)-lammergeiers (gypaet77s) - Cinereous Vulture (vultu71) Griffon Vultures (gyps) - white-backed Vultures (pse77dog7/ps) - Eared Vultures (0to gyps) Abyssinian Vulture (laphogyps) - Egyptian Vulture (n eop7771077) - The Secretary Vulture - The American Vultures (catha71t75d7e) - Condor (sarcorham 1777773) king-vulture (catha71te9) American Black Vulture (cat/7a71istc7) Turkey Vulture (ri7777og717jph77s) - Californian Vulture.

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