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Throcat and chest creamy buff, the latter 

 streaked with brown ; upper tail-coverts white. 

 41. Circus ceruginosus ceruginosus (Linn.), S.N., i., 

 p. 91 (1758). 

 Marsh Harrier. 



Much brighter coloration, more black and 

 white : (Slighter). 

 41a. Circus ceruginosus harterti, Zedl., J.f.O., 1914, 

 p. 133. 

 Hartert's Harrier. 



Europe, rare 

 in Siberia, but 

 in winter to 

 India, China, 

 Japan and 

 Philippines, 

 also Africa. 



N. Africa. 



C. Above black or blackish. 



a. Thighs white. 



Throat and chest white, streaked with black ; 

 upper and under tail-coverts white. 



42. Circus maillardi Verr. in IMaill., I'lle de la Reimion Is. 

 Reun., ii., p. 12 (1863). Comoro Is. 

 Maillard's Harrier. 



Markings on throat and chest browner and 

 broader ; under tail-coverts also streaked. 



43. Circus wolfi Gurney, P.Z.S., 1865, p. 823. pi. New Cali- 

 xliv. fornia. New 

 Wolf's Harrier. Hebrides. 



Throat and chest white, streaked with black ; 

 upper tail-coverts white with remains of ashy 

 brown bars. 

 44. Circus spilonotus Kaup, Contr. Orn., 1850, 

 p. 59. 

 Eastern Marsh Harrier. 



The same, but with distinct transverse spots 

 of dusky cinereous on ui:)per tail-coverts. 

 45. Circus spilothorax Salvad. and d'Alb., Ann. 

 Mus. Civ. Genov., vii., p. 807 (1875). 

 New Guinea Harrier 



E. Siberia, 



in winter to 



E. China, 



Indo-Burman 



countries, 



Malay 



Archipelago. 



S.E. New 

 Guinea. 



