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Ceylon, Productions, Volume 1

Note 1 — CHAP. II.

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: Falco peregrinus, Linn.

2: Tinnunculus alaudarius, Briss.

3: Astur trivirgatus, Temm.

4: Milvus govinda, Sykes. Dr. Hamilton Buchanan remarks that when gorged this bird delights to sit on the entablature of buildings, exposing its back to the hottest rays of the sun, placing its breast against the wall, and stretching out its wings exactly as the Egyptian Hawk is represented on their monuments.

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