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ACCIPITKES. 



Nestling, Eeg. No. A. 9316. " Taken from the nest, November 

 13th, 1880, Lachlan Eiver, N.S. Wales. Female. Iris dark 

 brown ; bill and cere whitish ; legs and feet pale lead blue, 

 claws black ; orbits pale bluish." Similar in plumage but slightly 

 more advanced than the preceding, feathers on the sides of the 

 chest blackish ; thighs and abdomen brown margined with fawn 

 colour ; under tail-coverts fawn colour. Wing 6'3 inches ; tarsus 

 2'4 ; mid. toe (s.u.) 1'5 inch. 



Nestling, Eeg. No. B. 10156. " Taken from the nest, October 

 29th, 1883, Mossgiel, N.S.W. Female? Iris rich dark brown, 

 cere lead colour ; bill light horn colour ; eyelids white ; legs 

 white ; feet white tinged with bluish lead colour, claws dark 

 horn colour ; between three and four weeks old." Similar in 

 plumage to the preceding. Total length 10 inches ; wing 5'5 ; 

 tail 2*7 ; bill I'l, from gape 1"2, from nostril 0"7 ; tarsus 2"1 ; mid. 

 toe (s.u.) 1"6 inch. 



Habitat. All parts of Australia, Tasmania, South-eastern New 

 Guinea. 



Measurements of averaged-sized sjDecimens from different localities. 



A 1 5^ ad. ak. Shoalhaven River, New South Wales. Pres. 



A 2 2 ^^- nintd. New South Wales. Pres. 



A 3 2 ^^- ^^' Gayndah, Queensland. Col. 



A 4 2 S'^l- miit*i- Rockhampton, Queensland. Col. 



A 5 2 ad. mntd. New South Wales. Pres. 



B 1 2 semi-ad. sk. King George's Sound, West Australia. Col. 



C 1 2 ? juv. sk. "Dabee," New South Wales. Pres. 



C 2 ^ juv. sk. Ouse River, Tasmania. Col. 



