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H. Thighs black ; no nuchal collar. 



125. Accipiter melanolcucus Smith, S. Afr. Q. 

 Jnl., i., p. 229 (1830). [Baviaans River, 

 Cape Colony.'] 

 Black-and- White Sparrow-Hawk. 



Wing S 278-290, ? 345-352 mm. ; above 

 black ; tail brown with 5 .blackish bands ; 

 below black, most of feathers with con- 

 cealed white bases or spots. 



S. Africa, 

 W. Africa, 

 Cape Verde Is., 

 Abyssinia, 

 Uganda, and 

 Egyptian 

 Sudan. 



