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Konta Falcon, JSIuskooroo Falcon, and Rufuus-eared Fal- 

 con, Ltithain, 



CWod or Mat Chil (* INIeadow Kite'), Beng. (ge- 

 neric) : Kutar, and Kvhhsir (capped), Hind. Snjkl 

 Siva (' white-headed'), and Tika Bauri (Hawk with 

 the ti/m frontal mark), (B. Ham.). 

 Hab. Europe, Asia, and Africa. 



A. B. C. D. Males. B. F. G. Females. From the 

 neighbourhood of Calcutta, where very abimdant (1841-5j. 



89. C. CYANKUS (Gould's B. E. 33). 



Syn. Falco cyaneus, Lin. 



F. bohemicus, albicans, griseus, et montanus, Gmelin, &c. &c. 

 F. uUginosiis (?), Gmelin. 



Ttfjioos, or Mooshkhor (Rat-eater), of Kabul (Burnes). 

 Hab. Europe and middle Asia : replaced on the plains of India 

 by the next species. 



A. Adult male (in bad order). From Bootan. Capt. 

 Pemberton (1838). 



B. Female. From Nepal, B. H. Hodgson, Esq. (1842). 



C. Young male, from England. Mr. Bartlett (184-4). 



D. Young male. E. Female. From Scotland. Sir W. 

 Jardine (1847). 



90. C. SwAiNSONii, A. Smith (Gould's B. E. pi. 34). 



Syn. C. jjciUidus, Sykes. 



C. dalmaticus, Ruppell. 

 C albescens. Lesson. 

 Falco herbcccola, Tickell (?) 



F, cyaneus, var. A, Latham. 



Dast-mal (' Hand-soiler'), Hind. : Teea (Bunies, 

 from the voice), Derajat : Pandouvi, (B. Ham.). 

 Hab. India and Africa ; very rare in Europe. Less common 

 in Lower Bengal than the next species. 



A. Adult male. B. Young male. C. Female. From 

 the vicinity of Calcutta (1844-7). 



91. C. ciNERASCENS Gould's B. E. pi. 35). 



Syn. Falco cinerascens, Montagu. 



C. Montagui, Vieillot. 

 Hab. Europe, Asia, and Africa : all India ; Ceylon. 



A. Advdt male. B Young male. C. /). E. F. Females 

 of different ages. From the neighbourhood of Calcutta 

 (1843-8). 



G. Semi-adult male, from S. India. T. C. Jerdon, Esq. 

 (1842). 



//. Male. /. Female. From Algiers. M. Alfred Mal- 

 herbe (1848). 



