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After moTKHrrtinuincits, S \VAINS. 

 1'LATK IV. 



K ; chin white, with a central l>l:i<-k stripe ; body. 

 lu-iu-.-illi, iii.-irkrd with numerous trrinsvrrsr hands; t.,i, 

 rounded, black, with the base :i.nd land lu-lon; the t'j 

 white. 



Falco monogrammicua, Temm. /'/. Col. :', I I. 



Wi: place this bird among (lie (Josh;i\vks as an 

 :ilM>rrant species of the genus //.sVrr, not \vishing to 

 multiply, without strong necessity, the already nu- 

 merous genera which have recently been proposed 

 in this family, many of which seem to repose upon 

 M very slender foundation. We shall first submit ii 

 to a rigorous comparison with the genuine sparrow 

 hawks, and then describe its plumage. 



This species, which appears by no means un 

 roinmon in some parts of Western Africa, is nearly 

 as large as a pigeon, and consequently much supe- 

 rior to our European sparrow-hawk. Its form also 

 is more heavy, an appearance occasioned by its 

 thicker body, stouter and shorter feet, and larger 

 sized head. Its general aspect, however, no less 

 than its short wings and similarly formed bill, gives 



