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Genus PARABUTEO, Rklgw. 



Parabuteo unicinctus {Temm.). 

 (Plate TX. fig. 2.) 



Ervthrocuema unicincta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. So (1874) ; 



Kehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 3 (1899). 

 Antenor unicinctus, iScL ^- Huds. An/ent. Orn. ii. p. 63 (1889) ; James, 



Neiu List Chilian Birds, p. 7 (1892) ; von Iheriny, Rev. Mus. Paulista, 



iv. p. 270 (1900). 

 Parabuteo unicinctus, SharjK, Hand-l. i. p. 247 (1899). 



The eggs of the One-banded Buz:^ard-Hawk are of a regular oval 

 shape, rather rough in texture, without gloss, and dull white. The 

 majority of the eggs are plain, but occasionally a specimen is very 

 sparingly marked with yellowish brown. They measure from 2 to 

 2'2 in length, and from 1"5 to 1*7 in breadth. 



2 Chile. Old Collection. 



2. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



2. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



2. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



2. Central Chile, Oct. Berkeley James Coll. 



Parabuteo harrisi (Auduh.). 



Morplinus unicinctus, Brewer, N. Amer. Ool. pt. i. p. 60, pi. ii. figs. 20 & 



21 (1856). 

 Parabuteo unicinctus, var. harrisi, Baird, Brewer Sf Ridgiv. N. Amer. 



Birds, iii. p. 2o0 (1874) ; Bendire, Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, 



i. p. 202, pi. vi. figs. 3 & 4 (1892). _ 

 Erythrocnema unicincta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 85, part. (1874). 

 Parabuteo harrisi, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 247 (1899). 



No difference can be detected between the eggs of Harris's Buzzard- 

 Hawk and those oiP.unieinctns. Five examples measure respectively: 

 2-07 by 1-6 ; 2-1 by 1-6 ; 2-2 by 1-55 ; 2-15 by 1-6 ; 2-08 by 1-6. 



1. North America (Smiths. Inst.). Salviu-Godmau Coll. 



2. North America {Field Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 

 2. Texas, 24th March (A. L. Heermann). Crowley Bequest. 



Genus MELIERAX, Grnij. 



Melierax canorus (Bishch). 



Falco nmsicus, Thien. Fortpjianz. (/es. Voi/. tab. xliv, fig. 8 (1845-54). 

 Melierax canorus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 87 (1874) ; id. ed. Layard, 



Birds S. Africa, p. 17 (1875-84); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 4 



(1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 247 (1899). 



The eggs of the Chanting Goshawk are very broad ovals, smooth 

 in texture, with no gloss, and plain white. Four examples measure 

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