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Genus Circus. 



6. Circus Teesa. Circ. capite corporeque rufo-brunneis, plumarum 



rhachibus fuscis ; dorso imo, rectricibusque ferrugineis, hisfasciis 

 subobsoletis fuscis septem circiter notatis ; remigum tectricibus 

 abdomineque albescenti notatis; femorum tectricibus crissoque 

 rufescenti-albis ; f route, guld, nuchceque fascid gracili albis ; ros- 

 tro pedibusque flavis, illius apice nigro. 

 Longitudo \7±. 

 Zuggun Falcon, Lath. ? 



7. Circus cyaneus. Falco cyaneus, Linn. Hen Harrier, Penn. 



8. Circus melanoleucus. Falco melanoleucus, Gmel. Black and white 



Indian Falcon, Penn. Le Tchoug, LeVaill. 



9. Circus rufus, Briss. Moor Buzzard, Penn. Le Busard, Buff. 



Sub-Fam. Milvina. — Genus Elanus,j$avigny. 



10. Elanus Melanopterus, Leach. Le Blac, Le Vaill. 



Fam. Strigida. — Genus Otus. 



11. Otus Bengalensis. Ot. pallide rufescens, fusco alboque undu- 



latim variegatus ; nuchas pectorisque plumis in medio striga 

 lata brunneo-nigrd notatis ; abdomine fusco graciliter fascia to ; 

 remigibus rectricibusque lateralibus prope apicem brunneo fas- 

 ciatis, his mediis per totam longitudinem similiter notatis. 

 Longitudo 20. 

 Dr. Latham alludes to this as a variety of the great-eared Owl. 



Genus Noctua* 



12. Noctua Indica. Noet. cinereo-brunnea ; capite guttis parvis 



albis, alis grandioribus notatis; abdomine albo,maculis brunneis 



lunulatis notato ; remigibus rectricibusque albo fasciatis ; re- 



gione circumoculari, gula, fasciaque subgulari ad aures exien- 



dente albis. 



Foem. magis rufescens, abdomine magis fasciatim maculaio. 



Longitudo 9. 



Indian Spotted Owl, Lath. ? 



ObdoII. INSESSORES. 



Tribus Fissirostres. 

 Fam. MeropicUr. — Genus Merops. 



13. Merops Philippinus, Linn. Philippine Bee-eater, Lath. Grand 



GuSpier des Philippines, Buff. 



14. Merops viridis, Linn. Indian Bee-eater, Lath. GuSpier a collier 



de Madagascar, Buff. 



Fam. Hirundinidce. — Genus Hirundo. 



15. Hirundo Klecho, Horsf. Klecho Swallow, Lath. Hirondelle Ion- 



gipenne, Temm. 



16. Hirundo filicaudata. Hir. supra purpurascenti-atra, remigi- 



bus fuscis; corpore subtus maculisque rectricum omnium late- 



