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THE DIURNAL BIRDS OF PREY 



Tururati 

 Falcon 



of the genus. This species resembles the peregrines in having the 

 feathers of the thighs distinctly barred, but is at once distinguished 

 from that group by the chestnut-colored head, nape, and cheek stripe. 

 The rest of the upper parts are pale gray, with dark markings, the quills being dark 

 slaty, and the tail light gray, with a broad black terminal band tipped with white. 

 The lower surface is white to the breast, behind which there are narrow crossbars 



TURUMTI FALCON. 



(Three-eighths natural size.) 



of dusky gray. The beak is greenish yellow at the base, while the cere and legs 

 are bright yellow. This species is confined to India, but is replaced in Africa 

 by the rather paler tawny-headed falcon (F. ruficollis}, which is perhaps only a. 

 local race. The female attains a length of thirteen, and the male of eleven and one- 

 half inches. The turumti is spread all over India, generally haunting open country 

 in the neighborhood of cultivation. Jerdon writes that "it frequents gardens,. 



