inhabiting the South of Africa* 239 



grayish white, with six or seven broad transverse black 

 bands ; all the feathers broadly tipt with white ; legs and toes 

 yellowish ; claws black. Length from bill to base of tail nine 

 inches ; length of latter seven inches. 



The only specimen of this species which I have seen, was 

 killed on the banks of the Groene river, in little Namaqua- 

 land. In manners it resembles the last described species, and 

 was observed to resort during the night to similar situations. 



GENUS. BUTEO, Auctorum. BUZZARD 



Rostrum mediocre, subdebilc ; 

 nares subrotundatce. Tarsi 

 breves; acrotarsia scutellata. 

 Remex quarto, longissima. 



Beak mediocral, rather weak ; 

 nostrils somewhat rounded. 

 Tarsi short ; acrotarsia scutel- 

 lated. Fourth quill longest. 



Buteo jackal. Jakhalsvogel of the Colonists. 



Falco Jackal, Shaw, vol. 7, p. 173. — Le Rounoir, Le Vail- 

 lant, p. 73, pi. 16. 



B. supra nigricans, gula nigra; pectore caudaque rufis ; ab- 

 domine nigra albo lineato, tarsis Jlavis. 



Male. — Bill black, with the exception of a little of the 

 lower mandible at its base, which, with the cere, is a dull 

 yellow ; eyes dark brown ; head, neck, back, and shoulders 

 black, or blackish brown ; chin and throat of the same color ; 

 breast deep chesnut or ferruginous red ; belly, under tail 

 coverts, and thighs black, all the feathers broadly tipt with 

 white or ferruginous red. Primary and secondary wing 

 coverts black; primary wing feathers black, with a tint of 

 hoary upon the outer vanes, and the inner ones towards 

 quills broadly edged with, if not altogether, white ; seconda- 

 ries bluish gray, with many transverse narrow black bands, 

 the very tips of some of the feathers are white, and in all, 

 immediately behind that, an inch or an inch and a half of 

 uniform clear black. Tail short, nearly even, and deep ches- 

 nut or ferruginous red, each feather marked by a black 

 blotch close to tip, and all more or less mottled with white 

 towards quills ; legs and toes dull yellow; claws dark horn 

 colored. Length from bill to base of tail twelve inches; 

 length of latter eight inches. 



Female.— Size rather greater than that of the male ; and, 

 if any thing, the colors are less deep and clear; and the 

 extent of red below is usually greater. 



Young. — Bill black, with a very slight appearance of yellow 

 at base of lower mandible ; cere dull yellow ; eyes grayish 

 brown; head, neck, back, and shoulders dark brown, most 



