Mr. E. Blyth on the Birds of India. 13 



Chinese countries : common, preying much on frogs, which it 

 clutches in the mud ; hence its feet are generally clothed with 

 mud. 



38. S. BACHA (Lev. Ois. d'Afr. pi. 13). 



Syn. Falco bacha, Daudin. F. bido, Horsfield. F. albidus, 

 Cuv. 



Hab. Malayan peninsula and archipelago. Barely separable 

 from the last. 



Subfam. Circin^e (Harriers). 



Genus Circus, Lacepede. 



{a. Pygargus, Kaup.) 



39. C. ^RUGiNosus (PI. Enl. 424, 460; Gould, B. E. pi. 32, 

 and YarrelPs Br, B. i., both from Indian specimens !). 



Syn. Falco aruginosus, L. F. rufus, Gmelin. F. arundina- 

 ceus, Bechstein. F. krameri, Kram. Accipiter circus, Pallas. 

 Ace. Circus rufus et Ace. Circus palustris, Brisson. C. variegatus, 

 Sykes. C. rufus, var. indicus, et C. sykesi. Lesson, Indian race. 

 Konta Falcon, Muskooroo Falcon, and Rufous-eared Falcon, La- 

 tham. Honey Buzzard?, Tickell, J. A. S. ii. p. 570. 



Hab. Europe, Asia, and Africa ; common in India. {N.B. 

 The plumage of the adult male, as figured by Gould and Yarrell, 

 is of ordinary occurrence in India, but does not appear to have 

 been observed in Europe !) 



(b. Strigiceps, Bonap., et Glaucopteryx, Kaup.) 



40. C. CYANEUs (Edw. B. pi. 8; Gould's B. E. pL 33). 

 Syn. Falco cyaneus,lj. 2 F. pygargus, L. &c. (i^eV/e Gray's 



Brit. Mus. Cat. Accipitres (1848), pp. 78, 79). 



Hab. Europe, N. Africa, N. and Middle Asia ; N. America (?) : 

 in India known only as a winter visitant in the N.W. and sub- 

 Himalayan region. 



Remark. — The American race, C. uliginosus (Gmel.), accord- 

 ing to Dr. Schlegel, " se distingue, dans tous les ages, du 

 Busard St. Martin (C. cyaneus) d'Europe, par des tarses plus 

 eleves. Le vieux male a ordinairement toutes les parties inf^- 



