Class ir. HENHARRIER. i93 



fome birds of this kind with their head and chin 

 entirely white-, and others again have awhitifhlpot 

 on the coverts of their wings •, but thefe are only 

 to be deemed varieties. The uniform color of its 

 plumage, and the great length and ilendernels of 

 its legs dlrtinguiihes it from all other hawks. 



Lanarius albus. AUr. a^v. i. Le Lanier cendre. Brijln 5^- ^ ^ ^^ 



,^7. a^. i. 365. the male. Hijfi. Harrier. 



Rubetarius 7«/-»m'. dOys. i. 212. 



Wil. or?:, 70. Br. Zool 68. TaB. A. 6. PI. 



Raii/yn. anj. 17. E»l' 459- 



Blue Hawk. Ed-jj. 225. the Grau-weifTe Geyer. Frifch. 



male. I. 79» 80. 



FalcoCyaneus. Li71.fyft.i26. Brunnich'i^ 



THE HEN-HARRIER wcighs about twelve oun- Descri?. 

 ces : the length is feventeen inches ; the 

 breadth three feet three inches : the bill is black : 

 cere, irides, and edges of the eye-lids yellow : the 

 head, neck, back, and coverts of the wings, are of 

 a bluiih grey : the back of the head white, fpotted 

 v/ith a pale brown : the breaft, belly, and thighs, 

 are white : the former marked with a few fmall 

 dufky fireaks : the fcapular feathers are of a deep 

 grey, inclining to dufky : the two middle feathers 

 of the tail are entirely grey •, the others only on 

 their exterior webs; the interior being white, mark- 

 ed with dufky bars: the legs yellow, long and 



(lender. 



Thefe 



