254 Mr. R. B. Sliarpc on Birds uf Prey in the 



P. Z. S. 1875) ; and in my account of the Madagascar Har- 

 rier I have stated my opinion that there is nothing to 

 separate C. macroscelis of Madagascar from C. maillardi of 

 Reunion, excepting the slightly larger size of the former and 

 the appearance of bars on the upper tail-coverts and tail. The 

 few doubts which existed in my mind as to the specific iden- 

 tity of these two Harriers are now further diminished by the 

 sight of a young Harrier brought from Madagascar by M. 

 Grandidier, identical in plumage with immature Reunion 

 birds, likewise in the Paris Museum. I believe, therefo7'e, 

 that C. macroscelis must become a synonym of C. maillardi, 

 the type specimen being probably an immature male in its 

 second plumage. Two of the young birds from Reunion were 

 commencing to get a somewhat striped appearance on the 

 breast. A notice of these birds will be found in Mr. Gurney's 

 paper in the present number, as I handed over to him a 

 letter from Dr. Oustalet on the subject, 



2. MACHiERHAMPHUS ANDERSSoNi (Gum.) ; Sharpc, /. c. 

 p. 343. 



The examples of this bird which I have hitherto examined 

 in England have been three in number, viz. a Damara speci- 

 men in the British Museum, a Madagascar bird in the same 

 collection, and a third from Madagascar in the possession of 

 Professor Newton. I have considered all these to be adults, 

 but I now believe them to be young birds ; for M. Grandidier 

 has presented to the Paris Museum the fully adult bird, which 

 is entirely fuliginous, and closely resembles the Malaccan M. 

 alcinus. The Paris example is also from Madagascar, making 

 the third I have now seen from that island. 



3. MiCROHIERAX SINENSIS. 



Hierax sinensis, David, MSS. 

 M. similis M. melanoleuco, sed torque collari albo distiii- 

 guendus. 



I examined two specimens of this pretty little Falconet, 

 which seems to me to be a good species, closely allied to M. 

 melanoleucus (Blyth), but differing in having a white nape- 

 band, and in having more black on the sides of the body. 



