...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 Kestrel of Australia is almost identical with the Kestrelof Europe...
John Albert Leach 「An Australian Bird Book」
...), and myself were walking from theEducation Office to Grote Street School, a Kestrel was seen on thegrass in a small square...
John Albert Leach 「An Australian Bird Book」
...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」
...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」
...Needless to say, the kestrel affects open tracts ratherthan forest country...
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」
...Unlikethe Kestrel, which soars high in air and mostly preys on animalswhich when once seen have no power of escape, the Sparrow-Hawkis marked by its dashing, onward flight...
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」
...The Kestrel was formerly trained to hunt small birds, and inthe court of Louis XIII was taught to hawk for Bats...
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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