184? FALCO SUBBUTEO. 



out. The tail is rather long, slightly rounded, of 

 twelve broad, rounded, acuminate feathers. 



Bill bluisli-blac.k, the basal portion light blue ; cere 

 and eyelids yellow ; (irides said to be reddish- brown ;) 

 feet yellow, claws black. The general colour of the 

 upper parts is greyish-black, the shafts darker, the mar- 

 gins of a paler tint. The throat and sides of the neck 

 are white ; a black band from the angle of the mouth 

 downwards. The hind part of the middle of the neck 

 white. The quills black, with transverse yellowish- 

 brown spots on the inner webs ; the tail dark brownish- 

 grey, the two middle feathers plain, the inner webs of 

 the rest with transverse reddish-white marks. The 

 breast and abdomen yellowish- white, with dark brown 

 longitudinal streaks ; the tibial feathers and lower tail- 

 coverts bright orange-red. 



Length 12 inches, extent of wings 26 ; wing from 

 flexure 10 , tail 5| ; bill along the back |, along the 

 edge of lowe^ mandible f ; tarsus 1/^5 fij'st toe ^, \tk 

 claw fi ; second |§, its claw ^; third ly%j its claw || ; 

 fourth l^^, its claw Z^. 



Female. — The female has the bill and feet of the 

 same colours as the male. The upper parts are deep 

 greyish-brown, the shafts of a darker tint. The fea- 

 thers of the head are margined with brown ; the throat 

 and sides of the neck are white ; the mystachial band 

 blackish-brown. The hind part of the middle of the 

 neck is brownish-white. The quills are brownish-black, 

 spotted on the inner webs with reddish-w^iite ; the tail 

 greyish-brown, indistinctly marked with bands of a 

 deeper colour. The breast and abdomen are reddish- 



