30 BIUDS OF INDIA. 



to strike gazelle and the Houhara bustard^ which it is taught to 

 strike on the ground when running.* Botli species much resemble 

 the Laggar in general mode of coloration, but the Lanner is said 

 o resemble it most closely. The Saker is said to breed in trees, 

 and the eo-g of one obtained in Africa is fio'ured in the first vol. of 

 the Ibis. 



11. Falco Jugger, Gray. 



F. luggur, Jeed., Cat. 28 — 111. Ind. Orn., pi. 44 (young 

 female) — Haedw., 111. Ind. Zool., 2, pL 26 (adult male) — Gould, 

 Birds of Asia, pi. 1 — F. themophilus, HoDGS., Zool. Misc., 1844 — 

 Laggar or Lhagar, FI, (the female); jliugar or Jaggar (the 

 male) — Lagadu, Tel. 



The Laggar Falcon. 



Descr. — Young bird brown above, with the head yellowish 

 fawn color, with some dark brown streaks ; chin and throat white, 

 the rest of the body beneath brown; under tail coverts dirty fawn 

 color, with some faint brown bars ; cere and legs bluish. The light 

 color of the head is not present in all birds, and appears to be 

 most general in males. 



Adult. — Plumage above dusky ashy or slate color; head (in some) 

 rufous, with faint brown streaks ; tail pale dusky cinereous, with 

 pale rufous bars on the inner Avebs, and a pale tip ; plumage be- 

 neath, from chin to lower abdomen, white; lower abdomen and thigh 

 coverts reddish brown ; under wing coverts chiefly brown, a little 

 mixed with wdiite. In the bird of the second year the breast 

 and upper part of abdomen becomes white wath brown drops, and 

 at each successive moult more of the brown beneath disappears, 

 the back becomes more cinereous, and the head more rufous. 



Cere and legs yellow. 



Length of a female 19^ inches; wing 15^; tail 8 ; tars. 2 ; 

 weight lib. 4oz. A male measures 16 to 17 inches. 



* Since the above was priuted I have learned from Major Pearse, late Command- 

 ing 3rd Sikh Cavalry, that the Chargh is still brought from Hazara, and the 

 Snleiman Mts. and is used to strike the ludiun Houbara, Utis McQueetiii, but always 

 ou the wing, and also hares. 



