Mr. k. B. Sharpe's Catalogue q/ Accipitres. 469 



a constant character. I may, however, add that this species 

 is the smallest of the genus. 



Mr. Sharpe, in the P. Z. S. for 1874, p. 583, has referred to 

 Tinnunculus moluccensis, quoting Professor SchlegeFs obser- 

 vations, and adding some remarks of his own, as to the slight 

 differences in coloration which occur in this species in diiTerent 

 localities. I am not able to throw any additional light upon 

 this subject, but think that the following measurements, taken 

 by myself from specimens in the British and Norwich Mu- 

 seums, may be worth recording : — 



Males. 



Wing. 



inches. 



Java, N.M 9-20 



Borneo, N.M 8-70 



Macassar, B.M 7-85 



Flores, B.M 8-70 



East Timor, N.M 8-00 



Ditto, N.M 8-20 



Gilolo, N.M 9.20 



Ditto, B.M 8-80 



Ceram, N.M 9-20 



Females. 



Middle 

 Wing. Tarsus. foe f. w. 



inches. inch. inch. 



Flores, B.M 9-00 1-40 1-10 



Ditto, B.M 9-20 1-50 1-20 



Batchian, N.M 8-90 l-oO 1'20 



Ternate, N.M. (marked $ by Dr. 



Bernstein) 9-30 1-60 1-30 



Ditto, N.M 10-30 1-90 1-30 



East Timor, B.M. (marked $ by 



Mr. Wallace) ". 8-75 1-46 1-20 



Gilolo, N.M 9-60 1-50 1-26 



Goram, B.M 9-/50 1-65 1-40 



We may now pass to a more southern species, T. cenchy'oides, 

 of Australia. Mr. Sharpe gives as the habitat of this Kestrel 

 simply Australia. Mr. E. T. Ramsay, in his 'Catalogue of 



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