684 Messrs. Sclater and MackMorth-Praed on [Ibis, 



Falco peregrinus minor. 



Falco minor Schlegel, Abb. Geb. Zool. & Vergb Anat. 

 pt. 2, iii. 1844, p. 20: "Mountains of Cape of Good 

 Hope." 



Falco peregrinus minor Hartert, Vog. paL Faun. p. 1050. 



Mr. Butler records tbis species as breeding at Jebel 

 Fazogli in Sennar, and one or more of his specimens are in 

 tbe Tring Museum. Tliis is tbe African Peregrine, and we 

 believe tbis to be tbe most nortbern record. (Cf. Hartert, 

 " Notes on Falcons/' Nov. Zool. xxii. 1915, p. 173.) 



Falco biarmicus abyssinicus. 



Falco biarmicus abyssinicus Neumann, J. f, O. 1904, 

 p. 369 : Sboa; Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. |). 1056. 



[B. coll.] 4 Roseires Apl., 1 Binder river Mcb., 1 Baran- 

 kur, Apl., 1 Abd el Karim Nov., 1 Abu Hejar Apl. 

 Sen. ; 1 Kbartoum Dec. ; 1 Bara Apl. Kor. ; 1 Kaka 

 Jan., 1 Mesbra Rom Feb. U.N. ; 1 Rejaf Hill 

 Apl. L.E. 

 [C. & L. coll.] 2 Kodok (Fasboda) Jan. & Mcb., 1 Renk 

 Mcb., 1 near moutb of Babr el Zeraf Mcb., 1 Tonga 

 Feb. U.N. 

 Tbis is undoubtedly tbe common form of tbe Lanner in 

 tbe Sudan. Dr. Hartert was kind enougb to look over all 

 tbese Falcons for us and we entirely agree witb bis con- 

 clusions. For tbe distinctions of all tbe races of tbe 

 Peregrine and Lanner we may refer to bis '^ Notes on 

 Falcons/' Nov. Zool. xxii. 1915, pp. 167-185. 



Falco biarmicus tanypterus. 



Falco tanypterus Scblegel, Krit. Ubers. ii. 1844, p. 11 : 

 Nnbia; Butler, Ibis, 1905, p. 364, 1908, p. 250. 



Falco biarmicus tanypterus Hartert, Vog. pal. Faun. p. 1056. 



[B. coll.] 2 Kbartoum Jan. 



A mucb rarer bird tban tbe last race, and we have only 

 tbese two specimens from tbe Sudan that we can definitely 

 assign to this race. 



