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ASTrR. 



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Adult male. Similar to the female, but smaller. Total length 

 15 inches, wing- 10-2, tail 8-5, tarsus 3"15. 



Obs. The male of Astur approximans may always be told from 

 the female of Accipiter cirrhocephalus by its long tail, which mea- 

 sures 8 to 8"5 in the former, whereas the length of the latter never 

 exceeds 7'2 or 7'3 inches. Along with this character will be found 

 the slender middle toe of the Accipitcr. 



Uah. Eastern Australia, from Van Liemen's Land and New 

 South Wales to a little above 20° S. lat. ; New Caledonia ; Norfolk 

 Island. 



30. Astur cruentus. 



Astur cruentus, Gould, P. Z. S. 1842, p. 113 ; id. B. Amir. i. pi. 18 



(1848) ; /(/. Handb. B. Austr. i. p. 4.3 (1865). 

 Accipiter cruentus. Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 29 (1849) ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 2>'6 



(18o0). 

 Urospizia cruentus, Kaiip, Contr. Orn. 1850, p. 65. 

 Urospiza cruenta, Kaup, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 176. 



Adult. Above ashy grey, with a bluish shade, especially distinct 

 on the crown, sides of face, and wing-coverts ; nape somewhat varied 

 with white ; sides of neck duU vinous, forming an imperfect collar 

 round hind neck ; quills ashy grey, the primaries blacker, externally 

 washed with ashy, all numerously barred with darker brown on 

 inner webs ; the lower surface ashy whitish, with a pale salmon- 

 srirfous tinge on inner web ; the bars by no means distinct near 

 base ; tail ashy grey above, with a slight bluish shade, slightly 

 tipped with ashy white, and crossed with fifteen or sixteen dusky 

 bars, almost obsolete on the two central feathers; throat duU white, 

 mottled all over with ashy brown bars ; rest of under surface dull 

 white, crossed with numerous bars of very pale vinous, inclining to 

 grey on the lower under wing-coverts ; cere dull yellow ; bill blue at 

 base, black at tip ; feet pale yellow, claws black ; iris bright yellow. 



