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range extended for some distance further south. It frequently 

 alights on the ground, though where trees occur by its 

 haunts it -o-ill sit for a long time on some solitary brancb or 

 on the topmost bough. 



56. AccipiTER CHiLENsis, Ph. ct Landb. 



Accipiter cJiilensis, Sharpe, B. M. C. i. p. 155. 



(Maquegua.) 



I got the single female specimen of this Ha-^vk sent home 

 about ten miles north of the station of Maquegua, right in 

 the forest, though it was near a small clearing. I think the 

 men there called it a " Penco," but they did not appear to 

 know much about it, saying that it was seldom seen. 



It measured 17 inches long. The legs and feet were of 

 dark olive-yellow, the claws brownish, black at the tips. 

 Bill dark, black at the tip. These birds are said to be 

 destructive to fowls. 



— 57. Falco FtJsco-c^RULEscExs (Yicill.). 



Falco fusco-c(2rulescens, Sharpe, B. M. C. i. p. 400; Scl. 

 P. Z. S. 1891, p. 135. 



(Vilugo, two days south of Sacaya.) 



I was told that these birds visit Sacaya frequently at 

 certain times, and. are known as the '' Man-man. ^^ They 

 occur at elevations up to 11,000 feet at any rate, and are 

 said to be resident. 



58. TlNXUXCULUS CIXXAMOMINUS (Sw.). 



Cerchneis cinnamomina, Sharpe, B. M. C. i. p. 439. 



(Arauco, Kio Bueno, and Llanquehui.) 



This is by far the most numerous of the family in Chili. 

 It is plentiful from Valparaiso to Chiloe, and probably 

 extends much further south, and also further north. The 

 general local name is " Cernicalo,^^ by which it appears to 

 be known everywhere. 



These Kestrels are very plucky and kill a great many small 

 birds. I thought at first they only lived on beetles and other 

 insects, but I found one with a freshly-killed bird in its talons. 

 They frequently mob the Traro [Polyborus tharus) and other 

 large birds. They prefer open plains or partially open dis- 



