FALCONIDJE. 



The iris is dull brown, the bare skin round the eye 

 and the legs are yellow. 



26. Tinnnunculns mpicoloides (Smith). Greater South- African 

 Kestrel. 



Falco mpicoloides, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 92. 

 Tinnunculns mpicoloides, Cxurney, Birds Damar., Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 18G4, p. 2. 

 „ „ Layard's Cat. No. 33. 



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

 „ „ Finsch & Hartlaub's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 76. 



This species is very sparingly met with in Damara 

 Land, but is a little more frequent as one approaches 

 the Orange Eiver ; it is also found at Lake Ngami. 



The iris is whitish, deeply impregnated with brown ; 

 the eyelid and cere are yellow ; the bare space round the 

 eye and the basal part of the bill livid yellowish, the 

 remainder of the bill horn-colour; the legs and toes 

 bright yellow. 



[In addition to the localities above given, this species occurs 

 in Ondonga, Ovampo Land, Mr. Andersson's last collection 

 having contained specimens from that locality. — Ed.] 



27. PolihieraX Semitorqnatus (Smith). African Dwarf Falcon. 

 Falco semitorqiiatus, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 1 (male, adult). 

 Poliohiei'ax semitorquatus, Andersson, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 18G4, p. 4. 

 Hypotriorchis castanonottis, Ileuglin, in Ibis, 1860, p. 407, and 



Sclater, in Ibis, 1861, pi. 12 (female, adult). 

 Falco semitorquatus, Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 391. 



„ „ Heuglin's Om. Nord-Ost-Afr. pi. 1 (male, im- 



mature). 

 Polihierax semitorquatus, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 197. 

 Falco semitorquatus, Finsch k Hartlaub's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 77. 



This exquisite little Falcon may be regarded as very 



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