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outer vanes, and the inner ones towards quills broadly edged 
with, if not altogether, white ; secondaries bluish grey, with 
many transverse narrow black bands, the very tips of some of 
the feathers are white. Tail short, nearly even, and deep ches- 
nut or ferruginous red, each feathed marked by a black blotch 
close to tip, and all, more or less mottled with white towards 
quills ; legs and toes dull yellow; claws dark horn-coloured. 
Length from bill to base of tail twelve inches; length of latter 
eight inches. 
Young.—Above dull brown, most of the feathers edged with 
tawny ; beneath, pale fulvous; the throat and sides of neck 
with longitudinal black blotches ; tail grey-brown banded with 
black. 
Inhabits South Africa,—very common. 
Falco Jackal, Shaw. Zool. vii. p.173. Le Runoir, Le Vaill. 
Ors. Afrig. pl. 16. Jackal-vogel of the Cape Colonists. 
Obs. Tne plumage of this species is subject to endless variety. 
Buteo tachardus. Bill black, with the base of lower mandi- 
ble, and a small portion of the upper adjoining it, yellow; cere 
yellow; eyes brown. Head, neck, back, and rump, brown, with 
the edges and tips of the feathers rufous, and the bases of many 
of them, particularly on the head and neck, white; many of 
those of neck, back, and shoulders, clouded, spotted, or crossed 
by irregular white streaks. Under parts white, the throat 
streaked with longitudinal brown lines; the breast and posterior 
sae of belly more or less spotted with oblong or roundish 
brown blotches ; centre of belly white; thighs reddish brown. 
Primary quill feathers black, the mner vanes towards quills 
white ; secondaries brown, with irregular transverse blackish 
bands, the edges of the inner vanes white. Tail moderately 
long, shghtly rounded, of a greyish or rufous colour, with ten 
or more narrow waved transverse blackish brown bands; tip of 
each feather dirty reddish white. Legs and toes greenish yel- 
low; claws black. Length eighteen inches. 
Young.—Above brown, verging towards blackish brown ; 
below brown-red or dull rufous, the shafts of the feathers 
black ; chin with a shght mottling of white. Tail feathers 
greyish, on outer vanes, crossed by many waved or oblique nar- 
row blackish bands ; on inner vanes reddish white, or reddish 
brown, with similar black bands ; tips of all the feathers dirty 
reddish.yellow. Legs and toes greenish yellow; claws black, 
Inhabits South Africa. 
Falco tachardus, Daud. Le Tachard, Le Vaill. Otis. @ 
Afriq. pl. 19. 
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