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The following have also been seen in 

 the Yangtse Valley : — 



F a 1 c o peregrinator ( Sundev. ) , 

 Shdhin Falcon. 



Cerchneis tinnunculus (L.), Japan- 

 ese Kestrel. 



Erythropus amurensis (Radde) . 

 Eastern Red-footed Falcon. 



Microhierax melanoleucus (Blyth,), 

 White-legged Falconet. 



Family, Buteonidae, Kites, Buzzards, Eagles, 

 Hawks, etc. 



This is a very large and rather 

 mixed family, differing widely both 

 in habits and appearance. As a 

 rule they are large birds, and while 

 some of them possess remarkable 

 powers of sustained flight, they are 

 usually slower in flight and less bold 

 and fierce in hunting their prey than 

 the Falconidae. 



The family is divided into many 

 groups or sub-families which can best 

 be taken up individually. 



Sub-Family, Pandioninae, Osprey. 



The Ospreys, or Fish-hawks, stand 

 apart as a separate group whose re- 

 lationships have long been in dispute. 

 The outer toe is reversible, thus form- 

 ing a distinct type among Diurnal Birds 

 of Prey, and on account of this some 

 have regarded them as a connecting 

 link with the Owls. 



Several species have been described 

 at various times, but it is now generally 

 accepted that there is only one species 

 varying in different parts of its range 

 into well marked sub-species. 



