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Ordol. ACCIPITRES. 



Fam. II. Falconid^ Leach. 

 Plumicolles DumSril. 



Gen. 1. Falco, Linnceus, Cuvier, Bechstein, Temminch. 

 * Falcones proprie sic dicti Bechst. Falco Savignif. 



Spec. 1. Falco ccerulescens Linn. 



Little black and orange Indian Hawk. Edw. t. 108. 

 Allap sive Allap-aUap Javanis. 



6 pollices longus. 



The drawing of Edwards was made from a bird sent from 

 Bengal. The Javan specimens are somewhat smaller, and dif- 

 ferently marked. 



They appear to form a distinct variety, to which the following 

 description applies : 



Corpus supra hypochondriaque nigra. Gula, jugulum, linea tem- 

 poralis frons axillaeque albae. Tibia antice abdomenque sub- 

 ferruginese. Remiges et rectrices interne albo-fasciatae. 



Spec. 2. Falco Tinnnnculus Linn. 

 Allap-allap Sapi Javan. 



Spec. S, Falco severus mihi. 

 F. supra fusco-nigricans, remigibus nigris ; subtus castaneus, 



gula pallidiore. 

 Allap-allap ginjeng Javan. 



Longitudo 10-|- poll. 



Tectrices alarum, cauda et rectrices apicibus castaneis. 



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