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father copies M. Oustalet's description, but expresses no 

 opinion as to its validity, and we must await the arrival of 

 more specimens. 



The generic name of these birds, bearing allusion to the 

 scimitar-like beak, was conferred in 1818 by G. P. Wester- 

 man, who spelled it Machesrhamphus, altered by Schlegel 

 into Macheirhamphus and by Ilartlaub into Mucherhamphus. 

 But by Mr. Sclater's advice I have again changed it into 

 Macluerirhamphus, which he considers the most proper 

 rendering of two Greek words. Prof. Newton, however, 

 whose advice and assistance I have in many places gratefully 

 to acknowledge, especially as regards the correct spelling of 

 names, would prefer to see it written Mach&rorhamphus.^ 



APPEAL FOR SPECIMENS. 



N.B. — Mr. J. H. Guriiey (Keswick Hall, Norwich) wishes 

 to say that he will be glad of any opportunity to purchase 

 skins of any of the following Birds of Prey for the Norwich 

 Museum. Of a few of them much fuller particulars have 

 been already given on pages 30 and 44. 



Accipitres. 



Sarcorhamphus (Condor) magellanicus (Shaw). Inhabiting 

 Chili and Magellan, S.A. 



Gyps (Vulture) pallescens, see p. 30. Western and Cen- 

 tral India. 



Pkulcobanus (Caracara) albigularis (Gould). Patagonia. 

 Voy. of ' Beagle/ pt. iii. plate i. 



Eutriorchis astur, p. 30. P. Z. S. 1875, plate xiii. 



Circus (Harrier) spilothorax, Salvad. Molucca Islands. 



Circus humbloti, Milnc-E. et Gr. Comoro Islands, Mada- 

 gascar. N. Arch. Mus. x. p. 234; figured in ' Ois. tie 

 Madagascar/ 



Circus p/iilippinensis, Steere. Philippine Islands. 



Mdierax (Chanting- Hawk) polioptcrus, Cabanis. Somali, 

 E. Africa. Only about three specimens are recorded. 



