Genus — FALCO. — Distance between tips of primaries and tips of second- 

 aries more than half length of tail. 



12. F. melailOgeiiyS, Old., Black-cheeked Falcon. 



Male. — Head, entire sides of face, cheeks, ear coverts deep black, 

 upper surface blackish-brown, quills blackish, the outer secondaries 

 with white tips ; throat creamy ; upper breast creamy with black 

 stripes, rest of under surface buffy- white with close narrow bars. 

 Thighs transversely barred. Total length, 15 in. ; wing, 11 75 in. 



Female. — Similar but larger ; underneath deep rusty, paler on 

 chest. 



Hab. : 2 to 9. 



13. F. hypoleucilS, Gld., Grey Falcon. 



Thighs perfectly uniform, whitish or bluish-white. Above ashy, 

 all feathers with blackish centres ; under surface of body entirely 

 white, with buff shade on flanks and under tail coverts ; throat un- 

 spotted, but rest of feathers underneath narrowly striped, except 

 thighs. 



Total length, male 12 in., wing 11 in., tail6'25 in. ; female 15 in., 

 wing 12*5 in., tail 6 5 in 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 6, 7. 



14. F. SUblliaer, Gray, Black Falcon. 



General colour plumage sooty-brown ; thighs perfectly uniform 

 sooty-brown, like breast. 



Total length, male 17 in., wing 14r"25 in. ; female 19 '5 in., wing 

 15 75 in. 



Hab.: 3, 4, 6, 7. 



15. F. llinillaf lis. Lath., Little Falcon (White-fronted Falcon). 



Throat white ; breast and abdomen rufous : thighs perfectly 

 uniform rufous. 



Total length, male 1L5 in., wing 9 "75 in.; female 13*5 in., wing 

 10-5 in. 



Hab. : 1 to 9. 



Genus — HIERACIDEA. — Tarsus transversely plated near base of toes. 



16. H. foerigora, Vig. and Hors., Striped Brown Hawk. 



Upper surface sandy -brown, feathers of lower back and rump 

 tipped with rufous ; under surface of body creamy-white, with fine 

 brownish shaft stripes ; cere pale yellow. Large amount of white 

 on under surface. 



Hab. : 6 to 9 



17. H. Orient alis, Schlegel, Brown Hawk. 



Above brown ; under surface of body creamy-buff to blackish- 

 brown ; cere blue-grey. 

 Hab. : 1 to 9. 



GENUS — CERCHNEIS. — Distance between tips of primaries and tips of 

 secondaries greater than half the length of tail. 



18. C. Ceiioliroides, Vig. and Hors. (Tinnunculus cenchroides), 



Kestrel. 



Tail rufous, barred with black and tipped with white ; head 

 rufous, narrowly streaked with black. Total length, 115 in.; 

 culmen, 07 in. ; wing, 9'3 in.; tarsus, 1*5 in. 

 Hab. : 1 to 9. 



Sub- family — Accipitrix.e : Long-legged Hawks. 



Genus — CIRCUS. — Nostrils oval, with no bony excrescence. 



19. C. assimilis, Jardine and Selby (C. jardinii, Gld.), Spotted Harrier. 



Above bluish slate colour, feathers of back and wing coverts with 

 white margins, crown of head brick-red, facial ruff pale bluish-grey ; 

 under surface of body rufous, with white rounded spots. 



