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FALCONID^,. 



head, mucli clearer on the lower back and rurap ; wing-coverts like 

 the back ; quills blackish, tail slaty grey, both barred on the inner 

 web with rufous ; forehead and eyebrow whitish, nape tinged with 

 rufous ; cheek-stripe, feathers below the eye, and along the upper 

 margin of ear-coverts black ; hinder part of cheeks, sides of neck, 

 throat, and entire breast creamy white, with a rufous tinge, the 

 latter broadly streaked with black down each feather, with a greyish 

 shade on the flanks and vent ; thighs, vent, and under tail-coverts 

 rich ferruginous ; under wing-coverts bufFy white, with blackish 

 cross markings ; cere, orbits, and feet yellow ; bill bluish black, 

 yeUow at base ; iris dark brown. Total length 11*6 inches, culmen 

 0"7, wing 9-6, tail 5-5, tarsus 1-25. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but larger. Total length 13*5 

 inches, culmen 0'7, wing 10-6, tail 6'5, tarsus 1'4. 



Young. Greyish black, with fulvous edgings to the feathers, 

 especially broad and distinct on the secondaries, rump, and crown ; 

 forehead and eyebrow fulvous white ; cheek-stripe and line under the 

 eye black ; sides of neck, nape, and throat rich creamy buff; under 

 surface creamy buff, with a rafous tinge on the thighs and under 

 tail-coverts, the median markings being very broad and distinct on 

 the breast, more narrow on the thighs, and confined to a long streak 

 on the under tail-coverts ; under wing-coverts rufous, with numerous 

 black cross bars ; quills and tail black, both banded on the inner 

 web, and the latter tipped with rufous. 



Hab. The whole of Europe and Northern Asia, extending to India 

 and N. China, and migrating in winter to S. Mrica. 



a. cJ juv. St. England. 



h, c. Pull. St. England. 



(I. S .iuv. st. Devonshire. 



e. cS juv. st. Tuniliam Green. 



f. 2 ad. st. Turnham Green. 

 ]/. 2 ad. sk. Sussex, April 1867. 

 /(. cj ad. sL Fontainebleau. 

 i. (5" juv. sk. Fontainebleau. 

 k. d ad. sk. Belgium, .Tilly 27, 1842. 

 I. S ad. st. Northern Asia. 

 in. 2 ad. sk. Irtysch River. 

 71. (S ad. St. Archangel. 

 o. 2 juv. St. Archangel. 

 ■p. 2 'id. st. Athens. 

 q. cT juv. sk. Turkey, Oct. 2, 1871 



{Rohson). 



J. Scales, Esq. \V.']. 

 Mr. J. Baker [P.]. 

 Col. Montagu [P.]. 

 Mr. J. Baker [C.]. 

 Mr. J. Baker [C.]. 

 J. E. Harting, Esq. [P.]. 



Brussels Museum [P.]. 



Moscow Museum [P.]. • 

 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 

 II. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 

 C.W.L. Merlin, Esq. [P.]. 

 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



2 ad. sk. 



2 ad. St. 



2 juv. sk. 



2 juv. sk. 



cj ad. sk. 



Skeleton. 



Sternum. 



Sternum. 



Sternum. 

 a. Skull. 

 b',c. Skull. 



r. 

 s. 

 t. 

 u. 



V. 



w. 



X. 



y- 



Sicily. 



Natal. 



Nepal. 



Darjiling. 



China. 



Wiu'tcnibert 



J. Gould, Esq. [P.]. 



Purchased. 



B. II. Hodgson, Esq. [P.]. 



J. Gould, Esq. [P.]. 



J. R. Reeves, Esq. [P.]. 



Purchased. 



Purchased. 



W. Yarrell, Esq. [P.]. 



.1. Rae, Esq. [P.]. 



Dr. Giinther. 



J. Rae, Esq. [P.]. 



