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Genus ELANUS. 
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BLACK-WINGE®D.,. Ki TE: 
Elanus coeruleus (VLes/). 
Adult: Upper parts, including central tail-feathers, ashy- 
grey ; forehead, superciliary stripe, outer tail-feathers, and 
under parts white ; innermost secondaries chiefly white on 
inner webs; swadller wing-coverts black ; chest slightly tinged 
with grey; bill very dark horn; cere, legs and feet yellow ; 
irides crimson. Length zr to 13 tuches; culmen 0°75; wing 
Tistot2::) tatlia:7 50 5553; tarsusmn ns, 
Nestling: Head, back and scapulars dark brown, the lat- 
ter conspicuously pale tipped ; some of wing-coverts marked 
with rufous-brown, and all tipped with white ; primaries and 
tail-feathers tipped with white ; irides dark brown. 
Young (Autumn): Above ashy-brown, the feathers tipped 
with creamy-white ; wing-coverts black, indistinctly tipped with 
white ; forehead and superciliary stripe white, streaked with yel- 
lowish-brown ; sides of breast washed with yellowish-brown ; 
irides light brown. 
Distribution: Inhabits the whole of Africa, ranging east- 
ward into India. Of rare occurrence in Southern Europe. 
Habitat: Well wooded localities, avoiding bare plains. 
Genus PERNIS. 
HONEY-BUZZARD. 
Pernis apivorus (Zznz). 
Adult Male: Cvowz and cheeks ashy-grey; rest of upper 
parts earthy-brown, tinged with grey ; wing-quills barred with 
blackish ; tail-feathers crossed by three or four conspicuous 
bars of dark brown at irregular intervals ; denxeath white, more 
or less blotched or broadly barred wzzth dark brown; bill 
blackish, except at base, where the cere is yellow ; legs, feet and 
irides yellow. Length 23 inches; culmen 1°25; wing 16°25; 
fail 16°25 3 tarsus 175, 
