58. MiLvus. 3]^9 



58. MILVUS. 

 Miljus, Cm: Lrq. Anat. Comp. i. tabl. Ois. (1800) .... M. reSis 

 ilydi'oictmia, Kaup, Clusdf. Saug. u. Vdg. p. 115 (1844) M. migi-ans. 



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Head of Milvus regalis. 

 Range. The whole of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Tail rufous ; general colour rufous ictinus, p. 319 



b. Tail browu, with blackish bars; general colour 



brown. 



i'.^^ «^^^.p.320. 



a". No perceptible patch of white at base of pri- 

 maries. 

 a'". Larger ; head and thi-oat white with black 



, stripes ; wing over 17 inches korschun, p. 322, 



0'. Smaller; wmg under 16 laches; head and 



throat brownish qffinis, p. 323. 



6". A perceptible patch of white at base of pri- 

 maries. 

 c'". Larger, with the white on the under face of 

 quills more extended ; rufous brown, the 

 Tent and under tail-coverts clear rufous. . melanotis, p. 324. 

 d". Smaller, the white on inner face of quills 

 less apparent; brownish in colour, the 

 vent and imder tail-coverts fulvous govinda, p. .325. 



1. Milvus ictinus. 



The Kite or Glead, Albin, X. H. Birds, i. pi. 4 (17.38). 



Le Milan royal. Briss. Orn. i. p. 414, pi. 33 (1760). 



Falco milvus, Linn. S. iV. i. p. 120 (1766) ; Naum. Fog. DetitscM. i. 



p. 3^33, Taf. 31. fig. 1 (1822) : Werner, Atlas, Rapaces, pi. 23 ( 1 827) ; 



Schl.u. Susem. Vog. Eur. Taf 30. fig. 1 (1^39) ; Yarr. Brit. B.i. 



p. 6b (184'3). 

 Le Milan, Buff. PI. Erd. i. pi. 422 (1770). 

 ? Milvus castaneus, Baud. Traite, ii. p. 148 (1800). 

 Milvus ictinus, Savign. Sg.st. Ois. d'Eiiypte, p. 259 (1809) ; Xexot. 



Ooth. WoUeij. p. 112 (1864) ; id. ed. Yarr. Brit. B. i. p. 92 (1871) 

 Accipiter milvus. Pall. Zoogr. Rosso- As. i. p. 356 (1811). 



