770 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. [VolY. 



1863. SciiLEGEL, H. Vultures -^Mus. Hist. Xat. Fays-Bas, 2" livr., Nov., 1862, pp. 

 1-12. 



Article dated Nov., 1802, and may have been out that year, but the livr. not pub. till 1863. 



The "Vultures" of the author, whose classificatory iustincta are anachronistic, tending 

 always to retrogression, include the very distinct group of Oathartidce with the Old "World 

 Vulturines. — There are here treated 6 spp. of Gathartidce in the single genus Cathartes, with 

 2 of Neophron, 6 (including several subspp.) of Vultiir, .and 1 (with»a subsp.) of Gupai'tus ; 

 represented by 94 specimens in the Leydeu Museum. 



1863. SCHLEGEL, H. Circi <^Mus. Hist. Nat. Paya-Bas, 2<'\i\n:, TXic., ISm, ^\\\-l2. 

 (Pub. 1863.) 



The article is dated Dec, 1862, and the signature (13) may have been distributed that year; 

 but the livr. was not pub. till 1803. 



It treats of eleven spp. and one subsp. of the genus Circus, represented by 118 specimens in 

 the Leydcn Museum, being a synonymatio and descriptive list thereof. 



1863. [ScHLEGEL, H.] AvesRapaces. Resume Geu6ral. 31 D<?cembre 1862. <:^Mus. 

 Hist.Xaf. Fays-Bas, 2^ livr., 1863, 1 feuille. 



A large loose folded sheet, not paged, issued with livr. 2'=, giving a tabular view of the 

 author's system of classiflcatiou of the Rajyaces, according to which the several articles aie 

 recommended to bo bound, viz : Oti (No. 11), Striges (No. 12), Falcones (No. 2), Circi (No. 13), 

 AquilcB (No. 3), Astares (No. 4), Asturince (No. 5), Buteones (No. 6), Milvi (No. 7), Femes (No. 

 8), Polybori (No. 9), Vultures (No. 10). — Also noting additions to the collection, bringing the 

 total of species to 333, of specimens to 2,002. 



1863. SCLATER, P. L. Note ou tlie Occurreuce of the Europeau Sea-Eagle [Haliaetus 



albicilla] iu North America. <^F. Z. S., xxxi, 1863, pp. 251-253. 

 But cf. P. Z. S., 1865, p. 731. 

 1863. Stevenson, H. The Roughleggetl Buzzard (Bateo [Archibuteo] lagopus) on 



the Norfolk Coast. <^ Zoologist, xxi, 1863, i). 8325. 

 1863. Whf.elwright, H. The Norwegian Jer-Falcou (Falco Jer-falco uorvegicus of 



Wooley, "rip-speuuing," Lap., "jagt falk," Sw.). <^ZooJoyist,y.x\, 1863, -pTp, 



8439-8441. 



1863. Wheelwright, H. The Roughleggetl Buzzard [Archibuteo lagopus]. <^Zoolo- 



yist, xxi, 1863, pp. 8441, 8442. 



1864. Adolpiii, R. [Haltuug der Raubvogel.] < Zoo?. Gflrf.,Vj 1864, p. 21. 



1864. AxLEN, J. A. Notes on the Habits and Distribution of the Duck Hawk, or 

 American Peregrine Falcon [Falco peregrinus], in the Breeding Season, and 

 Description of the Eggs [from Mt. Tom, Mass.]. <] Proc. Essex Inst., iv, 1864, 

 art. X, i>p. 153-161. 



1864. Anon. A Jerfalcon shot in the South of Scotland. <^ Zoologist, xxii, 1S64, p. 

 8875. 



1864. Blasius, R. Die Adler. (Beilage xi. zum Berichte iiber die xiv. Versamml. 

 der Deutsch. Oruith. GeseUsch.) <-/. /. 0., xi, 1863, besond. Beigabe, pp. 

 76-106. (Pub. 1864.) 

 Full descriptions, with extensive tables of measurement, of 7 spp. 



1864. Blasius, J. H. Zur Unterscheidung des Dunenkleides der Raubvogel. < J.f. 

 0.,xii, 1864, pp. 276-289. 



a. Der untere Theil des Laufs ist mit Netztafeln besetzt, der obere befiedert (Falco, Ma- 

 nus, Pandion, Circaetos, Pernis). b. Der Lauf i.st bis zur Zehenwurzel befiedert (^q'Mito, 

 Archibuteo). c. Die unteren Thiele des Laufs sind voru mit umfassendcn Quertafeln besetzt, 

 die oberen vorn befiedert (I?Mteo t;M?(7aris, Haliaetus, Milvus, Astur, Circus). Many specific 

 distinctions of European diurnal and nocturnal Faptorcs are also systematically dr.awn. 



1864. BOULTON, W. W. Osprey [Pandion haliaetus] near Beverley. < Zoologist, 

 xxii, 1864, pp. 9207-9209. 



1864. Boulton, W. W. Peregrine Falcon [Falco peregrinus] at Flamborough. <] Zo- 

 ologist, xxii, 1864,- p. 9209. 



1864. Dutton, J. Peregrine Falcons [Falco peregrinus] taliou at Beachy Head and 

 Seaford Cliils. < Zoologbit, xxii, 1864, p. 9209. 



