14 BIRDS OF DAMARA LAND. 



collection left by Mr. Andcrssoii at his decease, appears to have 

 been recently moulted and not fully re-grown. 



Mr. Andcrsson mentions another female specimen in which 

 the tail measured 7" 6'". — En.] 



19. Chicquera ruficoUis (Swains.). Rufous-necked Falcon. 



Falco nificollis, Swainson's Birds of West Africa, vol. i, pi. 2. 

 Hypotriorchis ruficoUis, Layard's Cat. No. 28. 

 Falco rnficol/is, Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 390. 

 Chicquera ruficoUis, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 196. 

 Falco rxfcohis, Finsoh & Ilartlaub's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 72. 



This beautiful Falcon is rare in Damara and Great 

 Namaqua Land and in all other parts of South Africa 

 which 1 have traversed ; it is invariably found in pairs, 

 and perches on the tops of trees, from whence it watches 

 by the hour for its prey, which consists of birds and 

 insects. It feeds voraciously on white ants whenever it 

 has the opportunity. 



The iris is a deep brown, the legs, cere, and base of 

 bill bright yellow, point of bill bluish. 



Measurements of a male and a female : — 



Mall'. Fi'iualp. 



in. lin. in. lin. 



Entire length 11 11 1:5 7 



Length of folded wing ... 8 1 91 



„ tarsus 10 17 



„ middle toe .... 1 3 14 



„ tail 5 4 »'. 2 



„ bill 10 10 



20. Hypotriorchis SUbbuteo (Linn.). British Hobby. 



Fain, suhhiileo, Couhrs IJirds of Europe, pi. 22. 



Hypotriorchis subbateo, Layard's Cat. No. 29. 



Falco suhbuteo, Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 390. 



This handsome species occasionally makes its appear- 

 ance in Damara Land dnrins: the rainv season, and is 



