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The iris is dull brown, the bare skin round the eye 

 and the legs are yellow. 



26, TinnnunculuS nipicoloides (Smith). Greater South- African 

 Kestrel. 



Falco rupicoloides, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 92. 



Tinnunculus rupicoloides, Gurney, Birds Damar., Proc. Zool. Soc. 



1864, p. 2. 



Layard's Cat. No. 33. 



Falco rupicoloides, Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 390. 

 Finsch & Hartlaub's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 76. 



This species is very sparingly met with in Damara 

 Land, but is a little more freqtrent as one approaches 

 the Orange Eiver ; it is also found at Lake Ngami. 



The iris is whitish, deeply impregnated with brown ; 

 the eyelid and cere are yellow ; the bare space round the 

 eye and the basal part of the bill livid yellowish, the 

 remainder of the bill horn-colour; the legs and toes 

 bright yellow. 



[In addition to the localities above given, this species occurs 

 in Ondonga, Ovampo Land, Mr. Andersson's last collection 

 having contained specimens from that locality. ED.] 



27. Polihierax Semitorquatns (Smith). African Dwarf Falcon. 



Falco semitorquatus, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 1 (male, adult). 

 Poliohierax semitorquatus, Andersson, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 4. 

 Hypotriorchis castanonotus, Heuglin, in Ibis, 1860, p. 407, and 



Sclater, inlbis, 1861, pi. 12 (female, adult). 

 Falco semitorquatus , Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 391. 



Heuglin 's Orn. Nord-Ost-Afr. pi. 1 (male, im- 



mature). 



Polihierax semitorquatus, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 197. 

 Falco semitorquatus, Finsch & Hartlaub's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 77. 



This exquisite little Falcon may be regarded as very 



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