Ill 



FALCONIDJJ. 



KAl.roMp r. 



It inhabit* Mexico (Hemandca, Linnaus, and other*) ; the neigh- 

 bourhood of the river Magdalena, in New Granada (Jaoquin); 

 Caracas (Madrid specimen) ; Guyana (Sonnini). 



JVorpAmu (Cuvier.)- -Beak convex above ; nostril* elliptical ; tarsi 

 Uvated, rather slender; acrotenia scutellatod; toes rather abort; 

 claws acute. 



Mr. Vigor* observe*, that this genii* differs from Ifarpyia in it* 

 man slender, lengthened, and scutellated Unii, and the comparative 

 satnaas of its toea. It is separated into two sections, as the tarsi 

 are plumed or otherwUe; amung the former M. Cuvier arranges 

 Pate* teripilatu, F. ormalut, and I-', aibetcmt of Daudin, and F.utacutota 

 of Vieillot; among the Utter, F. (juianentit of Daudin, and /'. 

 i--_i.:.._,_, O f Umclin. fyUaJtiu of Vieillot corresponds with this 



group. 



a. Tarsi naked. 



M. I'nkitimya, Fain I'rubitinya of (Jnielin, Agtila Brarilicnnt of 

 Plbaiiii. Braailian Kagje of Latham, Urubitinga of Marcgrave, 

 Willugbbr, Ray, and other*. The following U Willughbv'g : Thin 

 bird i like an eagle, of the bigneaa of a goose of six months old. It 

 ban a thick hooked black beak ; a yellowish skin (cere) about the 

 noatrila; great aparkling aquiline eyes; a great head; yellow legs 

 and feet ; four toea in each foot, disposed after the usual manner ; 

 crooked, long, black talons ; large wings ; a broad tail. It is all 

 orer oorered with dusky and blackish feathers; yet the wings are 

 waved with ash colour. The tail is nine inches long, white for six, 

 the end for three inches being black ; howbeit in the very tip there 

 U again a little white. 



tlnd aad foot of BrullUn Esfle ;.Vorpu. I'ruki 



ug of the Year. Blackish-yellow below ; the centre of each 

 feather marked with blackish-brown tear-like spots; throat and 

 cberka with brown stric on a whitish ground. Locality, Brazil and 

 Uuyanm, when it it said to seek its prey on inundated places. 



6. Tani feathered. 



Fatfo orriiniaJli of Dittulin, I/Aigle Autour Koir 

 d'Afri>|tie, and llu|>pnrt It is the site of a crow; black, 

 with a long crest or tuft (Irprmlniit from tint occiput; tarsi, edge 

 of the wing, and bands on the toil, whitish. It U a native of 

 .'.-. , 



Ctmimlu (Cuvier). Brak convex above; nostrils nearly closed, 

 rimiform ; Ursi nhort, atmipalmated. 



Distingullbed by their abort, half plmnr.l. snd reticulated tarsi, 

 and more particularly by their nostrils being nearly closed, and 

 bearing the appearance of a narrow slit or channel. 



a. Acrotania scutcllated. 

 C. kanaliu, Pain Aumci.'tu of Illigrr. 



lliud and foot of Iluppart (.Mor/ibnta occipitalu). 



Adult Upper mandible extremely hooke<l ; cere and feet yellow ; 

 all tne plumage uniform lead colour. Length 15 inches 8 lines 

 French. 



Head and foot of Cyminilit liamattu. 



Young of the Year. Plumage sombre brown, each feather 

 bordered ami lilotcli.'.! with red ; summit of the head nml cheekn 

 marked with yellowish elongated spots; a ycllowi-h band below the 

 eyes; front of the neck whitish. It is a native of I'razil. , 



o. Acrotaraia reticulated. 



0, Caytnnentu, I'alco Caycnneniii of Qmelin, Petit Autour de 

 Cayenne. 



Summit of the bend ash-coloured ; tack mantcnu) brown, barred 



