Collared falconet
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The collared falconet is a species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae.
Collared Falconet
Shot by Nikhil Fuge at Jim Corbett National Park, India
George Edwards (naturalist)
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George Edwards was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology".
Collared falconet
…with long glides. When perched, it is described as being "rather shrikelike". The first description by a European ornithologist was published by George Edwards in 1750, as "the little black and orange colour'd Indian hawk". It was from a specimen that had been collected in Bengal and sent to the king's physician…
Engraving by John Miller after a Bartholomew Dandridge portrait, 1754
Royal College of Physicians in Warwick Lane in 1677. The entrance to the beadle's house is the second door on the left. Engraved by David Loggan.
Plate 5: "The Black Parrot from Madagascar" now the lesser vasa parrot (Coracopsis nigra)
Plate 23: "The Red-Headed Green-Finch" now the bay-headed tanager (Tangara gyrola)