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A fine female is more rufous-brown in the gencral appearance, 
and is much mottled on the breast and belly, the latter character 
being in both sexes of this species a mark of immaturity. 
52. Fatco suBBUrEoO. Hobby. 
The Hobby appears to be only a winter visitant in Southern 
Africa. Several specimens of this Hawk have been received from 
| that locality, viz. :—a fine female from Swellendam; a pair, from Mr, 
/ Jackson, at Nel’s Poort; one male purchased in the flesh in Cape 
“Town. A rich-coloured male also fell to our own gun on Cape 
Flats ; and Mr. Atmore has procured it near Blanco. 
Tt also occurs in Natal, as a specimen in the British Museum from 
that country is the Falco cuviert of Mr. Gray’s “ Hand-list.” Mr. 
Andersson states that it occasionally makes its appearance in 
Damara Land during the rainy season, and, as Mr. Gurney adds, it 
appears to occur in Ovampo Land as well as in Damara Land, a 
specimen from Ondonga being comprised in Mr. Andersson’s last 
collection. 
Senor Anchieta has procured it at Gambos in Mossamedes. 
Head and upper parts of neck dark blue-grey ; rest of upper parts 
pale-blue. Shafts of all the feathers black; over each eye a narrow 
rufous white stripe; below each eye a black crescent. Sides of neck, 
throat, breast, and belly tawny-white. On the two last parts are 
many black blotches. Under tail-coverts and thighs rufous. Outer 
vanes of wings hoary-blue; inner ‘vanes dull-brown, crossed with 
white bars. All margined and tipped with white. Tail slightly 
rounded, the two central feathers blue-grey only; the others blue- 
grey, banded with pale rufous, and tipped with white. Length, 14 
inches; wing, 1U’’ 9’”; tail, 6’’2’’. 
Fig. Sharpe and Dresser, B. Hur. part iv. 
53. Faco cuviert, African Hobby. 
This rare species is entirely confined to Africa, but it is only 
known from the Gold Coast and from the Cape Colony, in both of 
which places it appears to be somewhat scarce. Sir A. Smith, who 
described it, states that the typical specimen was obtained in Caffer- 
land near to the Kai River, where it was said to be not unfrequent. 
Tt has been more than once received in Europe from South Africa, 
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