...—The beautiful Peregrine Falcon is rare, but the Kestrel is found almost universally;and the bold and daring Goshawkwherever wild crags and precipices afford safe breeding places...
J. Emerson Tennent 「Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon」
...They are often seen, as Darwin remarks, hovering likea Kestrel over the grass, and then dashing down to seize their prey...
P. L. Sclater 「Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2)」
...The members of the party were astonishedto see the Kestrel rise carrying a bird, possibly a Sparrow,in its talons...
John Albert Leach 「An Australian Bird Book」
...Now, the interest of this observation is that mostof our ornithologists were prepared to state that the Kestrel isentirely insectivorous, and never touches small birds...
John Albert Leach 「An Australian Bird Book」
...173 Nankeen Kestrel, Windhover, Mosquito Hawk, Sparrowhawk(e), Cerchneis cenchroides, A...
John Albert Leach 「An Australian Bird Book」
...His "Happy Family" generallyconsisted of a cat or two, some kittens, rats, mice, rabbits, guineapigs, an owl, a kestrel falcon, starlings, goldfinches, canaries,etc...
Harrison Weir 「Our Cats and All About Them」
...The kestrel (Tinnunculus alaudarius) is perhaps the easiest of allthe birds of prey to identify...
Douglas Dewar 「Birds of the Indian Hills」
...It is on account of this peculiar habit ofhovering in the air that the kestrel is often called the wind-hoverin England...
Douglas Dewar 「Birds of the Indian Hills」
...The kestrel...
Douglas Dewar 「Birds of the Indian Hills」
...Again, there isthe kestrel...
Douglas Dewar 「A Bird Calendar for Northern India」
...Of the migratory birds of prey the kestrel is perhaps the firstto arrive; the osprey and the peregrine falcon are among thelast...
Douglas Dewar 「A Bird Calendar for Northern India」
...Itsproper note is harsh, resembling somewhat that of the Kestrel,Shake-shake! the call note is truii! Of the Lesser Grey Shrike,Lanius minor, there have been few occurrences in these Islands...
Rev. C. A. Johns 「British Birds in their Haunts」
...It is a generally-diffused bird,by no means so common as the Kestrel and Sparrow-hawk, but ismet with occasionally in most countries of Europe and Asia, andin various parts of the British Isles...
Rev. C. A. Johns 「British Birds in their Haunts」
...But in autumn and winter, game-birdsare fully fledged and being quite able to take care of themselvesare by no means liable to fall a prey to the Kestrel...
Rev. C. A. Johns 「British Birds in their Haunts」
...The Kestrel appears to be generally distributed over the country,showing no marked predilection for upland or lowland, heath ormarsh...
Rev. C. A. Johns 「British Birds in their Haunts」
...Itsprincipal enemies are the Kestrel and the Barn Owl...
Various 「Natural History in Anecdote」
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