A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry.
1The falco peregrinus, or haggard falcon, is a noble species of hawk seldom seen in the southern counties.
2(* This hawk proved to be the falco peregrinus; a variety.)
3It was a peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus -sitting upright on top of the post, as if it were an extension of it.
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