OK ANG E-LEC G ED FALCON. l^ij 



on the inner web near the end ; the rest are merely ta» 

 pering- ; the secondary cjnills are thirteen, slightly curv- 

 ed inwards, broad and rounded. The tail is long, 

 nearly even, of twelve rather broad rounded feathers. 



The bill is pale yellow at the base, yellowish-brown 

 towards the end ; the cere orange, as are the eyelids ; 

 the irides " dark-brown," the feet " reddish-flesh- 

 colour," the claws pale yellow with brown tips. 



The general colour of the plumage is deep greyish- 

 blue or leaden, the quills lighter, with brownish-black 

 shjifts, the tail blackish-blue. The abdomen, the lower 

 tail-coverts, and the tibiae, are light yellowish-red. 



Length to ejid of tail 1 2 inches, to end of wings 1 1 J ; 

 extent of wings estimated at 28, wing from flexure 10|^ ; 

 tail 9i ; bill along the back J, along the edge of lower 

 mandible i§ ; tarsus l^^ ; first toe j^^, its claw j^^ ; se- 

 cond f|, its clawJI; third 1^^^, its claw /^ ; fourth j^^, 

 its claw j^2« 



The above description is that of a specimen from the 

 continent. Having been desirous of rendering my ac- 

 count of this species as perfect as possible, I requested 

 Mr Yarrell to furnish me with some notice respecting 

 it, which, with an urbanity that claims my gratitude, 

 he promptly did ; so that I am enabled here to present 

 a particular account of the gradations through which it 

 passes. 



" Male,— The plumage of the males after their first 

 moult is much more uniform than that of the females. 

 The adult male has the head, back, wings, tail, neck, 

 breast and belly, of a uniform dark lead colour ; the 

 thighs, vent, and under tail-coverts, deep ferruginous : 



