£72 A HANDBOOK OF EUROPEAN BIRDS. 
ELEONORAN FALCON. 
Falco ele@Morz Gené. 
Adults: Entire plumage blackish-brown ; wings darker 
brown, almost black; rectrices marked with rufescent trans- 
verse bars on the inner webs; bill and claws black; basal 
part of lower mandible, orbits, Zegs and feet yellow, irides 
dark brown. Length 15 to 16°5 inches; culmen 0°8 ; wing 12 
to 23"; tal 7:54 tarsus aes; 
Young in first plumage: These closely resemble young 
Hobbys, but may be distinguished from them by their greater 
size. In the tint of their colours there is considerable differ- 
ence, some being much paler than others. 
Distribution : Found in parts of Southern Europe, North- 
western Africa, Syria, Palestine, and some of the Mediter- 
ranean islands. 
Habitat: Chiefly barren rocky regions. 
KE Sar eek i. 
Falco tinnunculus LZzzz. 
Adult Male: Top of head, rump and tail grey, the latter 
with a broad subterminal band of black and tipped with white ; 
wing-quills blackish, paler margined ; rest of upper parts rust- 
coloured, broadly spotted with black; forehead, cheeks and 
throat creamy-white, malar stripe dark grey; rest of under 
parts rufescent-buff, marked, especially on breast and flanks, 
with black spots; those on the former elongated ; bill at base, 
cere and legs yellow; rest of bill horn-blue; claws dlack ; 
irides brown. Length 13 to 14 inches; culmen 0°7 ; wing 8.5 
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Adult Female: Above deep rufous-brown (somewhat 
paler on the head), the latter streaked and the back and wing- 
coverts regularly barred with black; tail crossed by narrow 
interrupted bars of black with broad subterminal bar as in 
adult male; under parts pale rufous striped with brown ; 
flanks spotted ; chin and throat paler and unmarked. 
Immature Birds: Of both sexes resemble the adult 
female, but their plumage generally is paler; feathers of upper 
