B. H. Hodgson, Esq. [P. 

 B. H. Hodgson, Esq. "P. 

 B. H. Hodgson, Esq. [P. 

 J. Gould, Esq. [P.]. 

 J. Gould, Esq. 

 J. Gould, Esq. 

 J. Gould, Esq. 

 R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 

 15, 1866. 

 V, (S ad. sk. Amoy, China, Nov. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



1866. 

 »r. <7 ad. sk. Amoy, China, Dec. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.J. 



1866. 

 X. 2 ad. sk. Amoy, China, Jan. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



1867. 

 V. 2 iuv. sk. Amoy, China, Feb. R. Swinhoe, Esq. [C.]. 



1867. 

 z. S ad. sk. Japan. 



a'. 5 ad. sk. Japan. 



/3. C neglectus. 



a. (5 juv. sk. St. lago, Cape-Verd M. A. Bouvier [C.]. 



archipelago. 



b. 2 juv. sk. St. lago, Cape-Verd M. A. Bouvier [C.J. 



archipelago. 



The Museum contains two specimens of the Kestrel from the Cape- 

 Verd Islands, recently described as Falco neglectus by Professor 

 Schlegel. The type specimen comes from St. Vincent, where it was 

 collected by Mr. Keulemans ; and the birds in the Museum are from 

 St. lago, obtained by Mons. A. Bouvier. The latter do not bear out 

 the characters which Professor Schlegel assigns to the species, at 

 least as regards the banding of the underparts ; but the size is cer- 

 tainly remarkably small, and the plumage very dark. In my opinion 

 it is only a small dark-coloured race ; and although the size is un- 

 usually reduced, it is ap]Droached by other specimens. Witness the 

 following measurements :— 



Total 

 length. 



S juv. Egypt (Shelley) 14-0 



cJ ad. N. Asia {Montairo) 13-8 



$ ad. Nazareth ( Tristram) 15-0 



(S ad. Adigrat {Blanford) 13-8 



<S ad. Nepaul {Hodgson) 13'5 



cJ juv. St. lago (Bouvier) 12-5 



5 juv. St. lago (Bouvier) 127 



Should a larger series show other differences, whereby to distin- 

 guish the species, the synonymy will be as follows : — 



Cerchneis neglecta. 



Falco tinnunculus, Keuletn. N. T. D. iii. p. 364 (1866) ; Dohrn, 



J.f. 0.1871, p. 4. 

 Falco neglectus, Schl. Mus. P.-B. Bevw Accipitr. p. 43 (1873). 



Hah. Cape-Verd archipelago. 



