Order I.—ACCIPITRES.—Birds of Prey. 
Bill, hooked ; feet, strong, three toes in front and one behind, all armed 
with strong sharp claws which are more or less retractile. 
FALCONIDA. Hawks. 
Bill partly covered by a cere ; wings long and pointed ; legs naked. 
HIERACIDEA. Could. 
Upper mandible with a sharp tooth, third quill the longest. 
Australia New Zealand, and Auckland Islands. 
1. HIEFRACIDEA NOVA ZEALANDIA. Lath. C.M. 
Quail Hawk. Sparrow Hawk. Kaiaia. 
H. Brunnea Goup. 
ABovE, brownish black ; below, rufous brown spotted with rufous white ; 
chin and throat white, streaked with dark brown; thighs, rufous 
streaked with brown. When very old the upper parts are banded with 
rufous, and the breast is rufous with brown streaks. 
Mighe. 1. VAD TG Nes BOs ars, le eo 
Kemale=—L., 15=20 3. Wy TiShilsy BL. 2508 2.202) for 
Very variable in size, but a large male can be distinguished from a 
small female by its more slender legs, which are *6 of an inch in circum- 
ference in the male, and ‘88 of an inch in the female. Occasionally the 
abdomen and thighs are rufous white. 
Egg.—Oval, yellowish white, mottled all over with rich reddish brown ; 
length 2, and breadth 1.5 inch. 
Both Islands and the Auckland Islands. 
Crrous Lacep. 
Upper mandible festooned ; third and fourth quills nearly equal and 
longest ; legs, slender. Spread over the whole world. 
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