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FAICONID^. 



63. ELANUS. 



Elanusj Sav. Si/st. Ois. cVEyypte, p. 274 (1809; 



Type. 

 E. cseruleus. 



Leg of Elanus carideus, to show extent of tarsal feathering. 



Range. The whole of Africa, including the countries bordering the 

 African side of the Mediterranean ; Indian peninsula ; ludo-Malayan 

 islands, Celebes, and Australia ; Southern States of I^orth America 

 and the whole of Central and Southern America. 



b. 



Key to the Species. 



Axillavies white. 



a! . Under wing-coTerts pure white, with no black 

 patch. 

 a". Inner lining of wing entirely dark gi'ey .... ceendeiis, p. 336. 

 h". Inner webs of quills white towaixis base .... hypoleucus, p. 338. 

 b'. Under -n-ing-coverts with a distinct patch of 

 black near outer margin of ^"iug. 

 c". Black patch on under wing-coverts veiy large, 

 the greater series dark ashy grey, like the 



wing-lining axillaris, p. 338. 



d". Black patch on under wing-coverts less and 

 confined to a small patch on the outermost 

 greater coverts ; the rest of this series white, 



shghtly tinged with grey leuctinis, p. 339. 



Axillaries and a broad bar across the under wing- 

 coverts black scripttis, p. 340. 



1. Elanus caenileus. 



La petite Buse criarde, Sonn. Voi/. Ind. ii. p. 184 (1782). 



Falco cseruleus, Desf. Mem. Acad. Ii. dcs Sciences, 1787, p. 503, pi. 15. 



Criard Falcon, Lafh. Gen. S;/n. Suppl. i. p. 38 (1787). 



Falco vociferus, Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 46 (1790). 



Le Blac, Levaill. Ois. d'Jfr. i. p. 147, pis. 36, 37 (1799) ; Snndev. 



Ki'it. om Levaill. p. 27 (1858). 

 Falco melanoptei-us, Daitd. Traite, ii. p. 152 (1800) ; ScM. u. Stiscm. 



Viiff. Em: Taf. 32 (1839) ; Bree, B. Eur. i. p. 108 (1866). 

 Falco clamosus, Shaw, Gen. Zool. vii. p. 200 (1809). 

 Elanus cfesius, Savign. Syst. Ois. d'Eyyvte, p. 274 (1809). 



