216 FAMONIDiE. 



rowly tipped ■ndth white, and crossed with a broad white band in 

 the centre of the tail, rather irregular on its upper outline. Total 

 length 23*5 inches, culmen 1-75, wing 15, tail 9, tarsus 3'9. 



Hah. Cuba and Central America, southwards from S. Mexico ; 

 doubtfully in Trinidad and Brazil. 



a. Ad. st. Central America. 



b, c. Ad. St. Mexico. 



d. Juv. st. Mexico. Capt. Kellett and Lieut. 



Wood [P.]. 

 €. Ad. sk. Central America. Capt. Kellett and Lieut. 



Wood [P.]. 

 /. Juv. st. Vera Paz, Guatemala. O. Salvin, Esq. [C.]. 



3. Urubitinga schistacea. 



Asturina schistacea, Sundev. (Efv. K. Vet. Akad. Fork, 1849, p. 132 ; 



ScM. Mus. P.-B. Asturinse, p. 8 (1862). 

 Hypomoi-phnus ardesiacus, Licht. Nomencl. p. 1 (1854). 

 Urubitinga schistacea, Scl. Tr. Z. S. iv. p. 261, pi. 58 (1858) ; Feb. 



Orn. Bras. pp. 2, 394 (1871). 

 Buteo schistaceus, Gray, Sand-l. B. i. p. 9 (1869). 

 Leucopternis schistacea, Salv. Ibts,1872, p. 243; Scl. Sf Salv. Nomencl. 



p. 119 (1873). 



Adult female. Everywhere uniform bluish slate-colour, a little 

 darker on the head and sides of face ; tail black, narrowly tipped 

 with white, and crossed with a distinct white band across the 

 middle. Total length 18-5 inches, culmen 1-5, wing 11-9, tail 7'8, 

 tarsus 3-2. 



Hah. Amazonia and Columbia. 



a. 2 ad. st. LTpper Ucayali River. E. Bartlett, Esq. [C.l. 



h. (S ad. sk. Upper Ucayali River. E. Bartlett, Esq. [C.J. 



4. Urubitinga plumbea. 



Leucopternis plumbea, Salvin, Ibis, 1872, p. 240, pi. viii. ; Scl. ^ 

 Salv. Nomencl. p. 119 (1873). 



Adult (type of species). Everywhere leaden grey ; wing-coverts 

 and quills black, the latter whitish at base of inner web ; upper 

 tail-coverts and tail black, the latter with a single bar of white some- 

 what shaded with ashy across the middle ; tibial plumes indistinctly 

 barred with white ; under wing-coverts white ; cere, orbits, and feet 

 orange : bill and claws black. Total length 14-5 inches, culmen 1-5, 

 wing 9'8, tail 6'7, tarsus 2'5. (Mus. Salvin and Godman.) 



Hah. Ecuador and Panama. 



u. Ad. sk. Panama. Purchased. 



5. Urubitinga albicollis. 



White-necked Falcon, Lath. Gen. Syn. Suppl. p. 30 (1787). 

 Falco albicollis, Lath. Ind. Orn. p. 36 (1790). 



