340 Birds of Gambia. 



the crown and nape are chestnut; the chin and throat are white, 

 the cheeks and breast fawn, the a'est of thb under surface blue- 

 grey barred with black like the Itiack. Iris 'brown; cere and eyelids 

 yellow; beak browny black, yellowish at the base; legs dark yellow. 

 Length of female 14 inches, of male 12. 



F. mhbuteo. HOBBY. 



Range. Europe; Asia. AfricA in winter. (H.L.) 



F. cuvieri. AFEICAN HOBBY. 



Range. South and "West Africa. (H.L.) 



A Hobby is not at all uncommon here, though I do not know 

 whether our l)ird is the European (W African species or whether 

 both occur in the Gambia. The following is a description of one 

 shot in Kombo in May, 1910. Its broadly marked breast is in 

 favour of its being the second, but against this is the presence of 

 the very distinct rufous hind-collar. 



General colour above very dark slate-grey, washed with 

 lighter grey on the rump; the quills and tail feathers have on 

 tlieir inner webs a few patches of dull brown; an irregular rufous 

 band behind the neck forms a distinct lund-collar. Face, ear- 

 coverts, and a line running downwards, at side of throat dark grey, 

 a narrow frontal line washed with brown; chin very pale fawn, 

 the throat and side of neck a darker shade of the same, breast and 

 upper abdomen fawn heavily marked with sepia; vent and imder 

 tail-coverts reddish fawn; thighs darker with a few small sepia 

 spots. Under wing-coverts buff mottled with dark brown, under 

 surface of flights dull sepia with pale brown splasbes, under surface 

 of tail dull sepia, paler at base. Beak slate, paler towards gape; 

 cere and eye -ring yellow; legs a deeper yellow, claws black. Iris 

 brown. Length 10-?, inches. 



Enjthrojms ardesiacus. BED-LEGGED KESTREL. 



Range. Nortli-east and Equatorial Africa; West Africa, Sene- 

 gambia, to Angola. (H.L.) 



A moderately large Grey Hawk, which is not uncommon in the 

 Gambia. Its general colour is grey with a white chin and throat 

 and a white terminal band to the tail feathers below. The beak is 

 yellowish with a dark brown tip, the cere, eyelids and legs are 

 orange -yellow. Lengtli 12 inches. 



Tinmmculus tinnunculus. KESTREL. 



Range. Europe; Asia; Africa in winter. (H.L). 



One often sees some kind of Kestrel hovering overhead just 

 as one does at home; this I suppose to be this species. 



Baza cuculoides. CUCKOO-FALCON. 



Range. West and Equatorial Africa. (H.L.) 



Another gi'ey Hawk, which, however, is comparatively rare 

 here, though I believe I occasionally see it. The general plumage 

 above, from head to tail, is grey, below white banded on the sides 

 with brown; under surface of wing brown. Length 16 inches. 



Pernis apivorus. HONEY BUZZARD. 



