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5. Me lie rax. 



G. Falco. 



7. Milviis. 



8. Neophron. 



M. miisicus. Cha^nting Hawk. 

 M. vtonoo^raui- One-streaked 



DllCUS. 



F. biarniiciis. 

 F. concolor. 



M. egyptius. 

 M. migrans. 

 N.percnop- 



terus, 

 N. pileatus. 



9. Gypohierax. G. angolensis. 



Hawk. 



Bearded Falcon. 



Ash-coloured 

 Falcon. 



Egyptian Kite. 



Black Kite. 



Egyptian Vul- 

 ture. 



Pileated Vul- 

 ture. 



Angolan Vul- 

 ture. 



Ash-Coloured Falcon. — This bird bears a remarkable 

 resemblance to the hawk known by the name of Montagu's 

 harrier, which is a British species, also met with in India 

 and other parts of Asia ; if it is the same, it has a very 

 wide habitat, which is no more than might be expected 

 from a creature endowed w^ith such wonderful powers of 

 flight. It is a slim, elegantly-shaped bird, and extraordin- 

 arily active and daring. 



Egyptian Kite. — This well-known species is rather a 

 handsome one. It is greyish brown on the upper parts of the 

 body, but the head and neck are marked with long stripes 

 of black and white ; underneath it is reddish brown, each 

 feather marked down the centre w^ith a line of deeper 

 colour than the outer portion ; the tail is crossed by several 

 bands, and is slightly forked. It is not quite 2 feet in 

 length, the female being the larger. 



Black Kite. — This is merely a darker variety of the 

 preceding, and, like it, inhabits all the northern parts of 

 Africa, inckiding Egypt. 



