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MacCulloch also seems to be of opinion that the Peregrine formerly bred in the Islands, as he says, speaking, however, of the Falconidae generally, "There must have been a time when some of the species were permanent residents, for the high pyramidal rock south of the little Island of Jethou bears the name of 'La Fauconnière, evidently denoting that it must have been a favourite resort of these birds, and there are other rocks with the same name."
Barley and millet, as well as wheat, are produced on the more elevated tracts; while maize is cultivated all over the country. The wide-extending marshes and pools are frequented by pelicans, herons, and wild geese, ducks, and flamingoes; while other birds chiefly belonging to the Falconidae, Ardeidae, Strigidae, and Psittacidae are numerous.
The difference in the appearance of the birds is evident to the most superficial observer; but to call the one Strigidae and the other Falconidae tells us nothing of the anatomical peculiarities on which this difference is founded.
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