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PERNIS APIVORA. BROWN BEE-HAWK. 



HONEY BUZZARD. 



Fig. 220. 



Falco apivorus. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 130. 



Falco apivorus. Lath. Lid. Oin. L 25. 



Honey Buzzard. Mont. Orn. Diet. 



Buse Bondree. Falco apivorus. Temm. Man. d'Orn. I. 67 ; IIL 



Honey Buzzard. Pernis apivorus. Selb. Illustr. L (52. 



Buteo apivorus. Honey Buzzard. Jen. Brit. Vert. An. 88. 



Tail with four broad and numerous small diisJcy bands ; icings 

 with two similar bands. Adult male loith the anterior part of 

 the head brownish-grey, the tipper parts deep broicn, the throat 

 white, ii'ith longitudinal dark lines, the rest of the loicer parts 

 white, with broad batids and spots of brown. Young male with 

 the head broivn, anteriorly tinged tcith grey, the upper parts deep 

 broicn, the throat light reddish, with longitudinal dark lines, the 

 rest of the lower parts deep brown, with darher longitudinal lines. 

 Female with the forehead bluish-grey, the upper parts deep broicn, 

 the lower pale yellowish-red, with large reddish brown sp)ots. 

 Young with the head white, spotted with broicn, the upper parts 

 deep brown, the feathers broadly edged with light red, the loicer 

 parts light yellowish-red, spotted icith brown. 



