322 Mr. D. A. Banneru^n on a 



Falco minor Bonap. 

 Falco minor Reich, i. p. 622 (1901). 

 a. J. Geloko, 6th Dec, 1905. 



Bill pale slate-coloured; cere yellow ; legs and feet bright 

 yellow. 



POLIOHIERAX SEMITORQUATUS (A. Smith). 



Poliohierax semitorquatus Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p. 420; 

 Reich, i. p. 645 (1901). 



a. S • Geloko, 20th June, 1905. 



b-d. 2 . Waghar, 24th Aug.-26th Oct., 1905. 



e-a'. <$ ? . Burao, 3rd Jan.-21st Feb., 1906. 



Iris brown ; cere cerise ; gape, nares, and orbital ring 

 vermilion j bill slate-coloured, dark at the tip ; legs and feet 

 coral-red, nails blue-black. 



These little Falcons appear to be plentiful in North 

 Somaliland, judging from the large series which Mr. Bury 

 has obtained. 



Cerchneis tinnunculus (Linn.). 



Cerchneis tinnunculus Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p. 420; 

 Reich, i. p. 641 (1901). 



a-c. S 2 et $ imm. Waghar, 14th July-26th Aug., 

 1905. 



d, e. S et S imm. Burao, 23rd Feb.-20th March, 1900. 



Bill pale slate-coloured ; cere dull yellow ; legs and feet 

 yellow washed with white ; toes blue-black. 



Cerchneis saturata Blyth. 



Cerchneis saturuta Sharpe, Hand-1. i. p. 277 (1899). 



a-c. ? et d imm. Wagliar, 18th July-26th Aug., 1905. 



Adult female. Bill slate-coloured; legs and feet orange; 

 nails bluish black. 



The above-mentioned specimens were all procured on 

 the high ground at Waghar in company with examples 

 of C. tinnunculus. They are very dark birds and agree 

 perfectly with specimens from the Himalaya, Burma, &c. 



Cerchneis fieldi Elliot. 



Cerchneis fieldi Sharpe, Hand-1. i. p. 277 (1899). 



u. 3 . Burao, 2nd March, 1906. 



