what is the origin of the family name falcon
The traditional term for a male falcon is 'tercel' (British spelling) or 'tiercel' (American spelling), from Latin tertius = third because of the belief that only one in three eggs hatched a male bird. falcon (/ËfÉËlkÉn, Ëfael-/) ËfÃ¦l is any one of 37 species of raptors in the Genus, falco widely distributed on all continents of the world Except. Antarctica adult falcons have, thin tapered, wings which enable them to fly at high speed and to change direction. rapidly