FALCONID^. 17 



22. Erythropns amurensis (Radde), Eastern Red-footed Hobby. 

 Falco vespertinus, var. amure^isis, Radde, Sibir. Reise, p. 102, pi. 1. 



fig. 2. 

 Falco amurensis, Von Homeyer, in Journal fiir Om. 1868, p. 251. 

 Erythropns amurensis, Gumey, in Ibis, 1868, pi. 2. 



„ „ Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 214. 



Falco Itaddei, Finsch & Hartlaub's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 74. 



[An example of this species, which was obtained by Mr. 

 Andersson in Damara Land, is recorded in ^ The Ibis ' for 

 1868, p. 43. An adult male and an immature male, but both 

 without tickets attached, were comprised in Mr. Andersson^s 

 last collection. — Ed.] 



23. TinnunCUlus cenchris (Frisch). Western Grey-winged 

 Kestrel. 



Falco tinnunculoides, Gould's Birds of Eiu'ope, pi. 27. 



Tinnunculus cenchris, Gumey, Birds Damar., Pr. Zool.Soc.l864,p. 2. 



„ „ Layard's Cat. No. 31. 



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

 Tinnunculus cencliris, Sharpe & Dresser's Birds of Europe, pi. 23. 



This species is rather scarce in Damara Land, and 

 only makes its appearance during the rainy season, when 

 it is found in company with Tinnunculus rupicolus, Ery- 

 thropus vespertinus^ Milmis migrans, &c. 



The irides are brown, the basal part of the bill 

 greenish yellow merging into bluish black, bare skin 

 round the eye yellow, legs and toes pale yellow. 



Measurements of a male : — 



in. lin. 



Entire length 12 



Length of folded wing 9 7 



„ tarsus 15 



„ middle toe 10 



„ tail 5 10 



„ bill 10 



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