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The legs are yellowish, the nails black. The total length of the 

 bird from the apex of the bill to the extremity of the tail is 2 feet; 

 of the bill from the rictus to the apex 2 inches ; from the cere 

 1 inch ; of the wing from tlie carpal joint to the end of the third* 

 quill feather, 18 inches; of the tail lOf inches; of the tarsus 

 3 inches. 



5. 6. Male and female of the Little Falcon of Latham, Falco 

 Sparverius, Linn. 



7. 8. I consider these birds as the young of the Peregrine Fal' 

 con. At least they have all the colour and markings, as far as I 

 can recollect, that I have observed in some of our English speci- 

 mens of the young of this species. If they should prove to belong 

 to the Falco peregrinus, the species will be found to have a very 

 extensive range. Besides inhabiting the Old World, they are met 

 with in North America, (Wilson, Am. Orn. vol. IX. p. 120,) and, 

 as you well know, in New Holland. 



9. A species of Harrier. — It extremely resembles both our own 

 gpecies in general characters, but differs much in the markings. 

 I consider it new, and shall describe it.+ 



CifX. cineraceus uropygio corporeque suhtus albis ; hocfasciis 

 frequentibus rufis notaio. 



The body above is ash-coloured; some of the scapulars and 

 secondary quill feathers being marked with fuscous at the ends : 

 the primary quill feathers are dark fuscous, and have a white mar- 

 gin on their inner webs at the base. The under wing coverts are 

 white, which colour, joining the white margin on the inner webs 

 of the quill feathers, extends over half of the wing when viewed 

 from beneath, the fuscous colour prevailing over the other half. 

 The uropijgium is white : the breast, abdomen, thigh coverts, and 

 crissum, also white, are barred by strongly marked ruions fascice. 



* The fourth quill feather on each wing is short, not having grown to its 

 proper length. — Ed. 



+ I have little doubt that this bird is the Falco hisirionicus of Quoy and Gai- 

 mard (Voy. aul. du Monde, pi. 15), the figure and description of which Capt. 

 King bad not an opportunity of seeing before he left England. I have sup- 

 pressed the name which he has given to his specimen, but have retained the 

 description. The species will be the Circus histrionicus of our modern systems. — 

 Ed. 



