Mr. R. Swiuhoc's Ornithological Notes made at Chefoo. 4'31 



tail-tip; 1st quill 2| long, 2nd 1-35 longer, Srd -88 longer 

 again, 4th -3 longer still, 5th 'IS shorter than the last, which 

 is the longest in the wing. Tail 4' 5 long, laterals rather 

 shorter than the centrals ; under tail-coverts 2*4 short of tail- 

 tip. Tarse 1"G; middle toe 1*2, its claw "35; claws thick at 

 base. Bill greyish-blue, black on the apical half. Cere, base 

 of lower mandible and angle of bill, skin on upper orbit and 

 round eye, greenish yellow. Iris crimson. Legs greyish- 

 green on upper surface of tarse, greenish chrome-yellow on 

 under surface. Feet chrome-yellow, greenish on edges of 

 scales. Claws rich black. 



A younger male measured in length 10*4; wing 66; tail 

 4*6. Bare tarse 1*6; middle toe 1"2; its claw "3. It was 

 rather yellower on the toes than the last, and had the upper 

 orbit dark grey ; iris yellowish crimson. A httle green 

 marked the culmen of its bill and the angle of its mouth. 

 The tarsus in both birds was scarcely broader than the hind 

 and inner toes. 



The last bird got loose in my sitting-room and tore to pieces 

 the skin of a Quail, thinking to find flesh within instead of 

 cotton wool and preservative. 



I never saw this Hawk in my rambles in the country ; and 

 as the country-people carried only males, I almost despaired 

 of getting a female. Here, again, Mr. Campbell, of the Light- 

 house, came to my assistance. He sent me one or two speci- 

 mens of the bird from his island, and at length on the 10th 

 October an immature female. In this the iris was plain 

 yellow, and the upper surface of the legs and feet greyish-green, 

 the under surface being yellowish, the claws black, brownish 

 at their bases. The upper plumage is brown, darker on the 

 head, and lighter on the tail, the feathers edged with brown- 

 ish chestnut, the tail tipped with brownish white, and banded 

 with four broad brown bars, the basal one of which is hidden 

 by the upper tail-coverts. Its underparts are white washed 

 in parts with greyish cream-colour. A central line of long 

 black drops marks the chin to the breast, where the drops get 

 larger and more extended. The axillaries are more decided 

 cream-colour, with blackish-brown spots ; the under quills 



