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More brownish ashy above and below. 

 33a. Circus ci/aneus hudsonius (Linn.), S.N., i., N. America, 

 p. 128 (1766). Central 



Marsh Hawk. America & 



W. Indies 

 (winter). 



Adult plumage unknown. 

 34. Circus macroscelis A. Newton, P.Z.S., 1863, Madagascar, 

 p. 180. 

 Madagascar Harrier. 



Throat and chest white ; upper tail-coverts 

 M'hite, banded with ash}'' grey. 

 3.J. Circus macrurus (S. G. Gmel.), N. Comm. 

 Pietrop.. XV., p. 439, pis. viii., ix. (1771 ). 

 Pallid Harrier. 



b. Thighs white, with rufous streaks or spots. 



Throat and chest pale bluish grey ; upper 

 tail-coverts white, tipped with deep ash colour. 

 36. Circus py gar g us pijgargus (Linn.), S.N., i., p. 89 

 (1758). 

 Montagu's Harrier. 



Europe ; 

 Africa, 

 India, 



Burma, China 

 in winter. 



Europe ; 

 Palestine, 

 Africa, 

 India, China 

 in winter. 



[Doubtfully distmct.] 

 36a. Circus pygargus abduUce Floericke, Orn. Mb., Caucasus, 

 iv., p. 155 (1896). 



c. Thighs white, barred across with orange 

 rufous. 



Throat and chest white, barred with orange 



tawny ; upper tail-coverts white. 

 7. Circus cinereus VieilL, N. Diet., iv., p. 434 Tropical and 



(1816). temperate 



Cinereous Harrier. S. America, 



migrating to 

 Straits of 

 Magellan & 

 Falkland Is. 



d. Thighs rufous, either uniform or spotted and 

 margined with white. 



