A 



SYNOPSIS 



OF THE 



ACCIPITRES 



(DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY) 



PART IV. 



Sub. Fam. VII. FALCONINiE. 



Bill short, curved from base, with one distinct 

 tooth near end of cutting edge of upper mandible ; 

 nostrils usually circular with central tubercle ; 

 feet strong ; tibia much longer than tarsus ; toes 

 long, talons curved and sharp ; tarsus short, 

 usually reticulated ; wings long and pointed. 



Gen. LXXXIX. MICROHIERAX Sharpe (1874). 

 Type Falco ccendescens L. 



Nostrils perpendicular ovals, without central 

 tubercle ; tarsus covered with broad scales in 

 front and feathered nearly half way down ; 

 wings proportionately shorter than in Falco. 

 Size very small (length under 6 in.). 



