FALCONIDJE. 45 



Nauclerus (Chelldopteryx) Riocourii Kaup, Classif. der Saug. und 

 Vog. p. 112. 

 TemmpL col. 85. 



a, b. Africa. Presented by Col. Sabine, R.A. 



5. ELANUS. 



Elanus Sav. Descr. de VEgypte, Hist. Nat. i. p. 97. (1809.) 



1. ELANUS MELANOPTERUS. The black-winged Falcon. 



Elanus melanopterus Leach, Zool. Misc. pi. 122. ; Kaup, Classif, 



der Sang, und Vog. p. 114. 

 Falco melanopterus Daud. Tr. d*Orn. ii. p. 152. 

 Elanus caesius Sav. Descr. de VEgypte, Hist. Nat. i. p. 98. 262. 



t. 2. f. 2. 



Falco sonninensis Lath. Ind. Orn. Suppl. p. xii. ? 

 Falco vociferus Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 46.? 

 Buteo vociferus Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. iv. p. 472. 

 Elanoi'des caesius Vieill. Encyc. Meth. p. 1206. 



Levaill. Ois. d'Afr. t. 36, 37.; Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 31; 



Hardw. Icon. ined. 10980. 12, 13, 14. ; Hodgs. Icon. ined. Accip. 



56, 57. 



a, b. Egypt. Presented by W. B. D. Turnbull, Esq. 



c. Egypt. Presented by John Bowring, Esq. 



d. Gambia, young. From Mr. Kendall's Collection. 



e. Java. Presented by the Hon. East India Company. 



f. India. Presented by J. Inskipp, Esq. 



g. h. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



i. South Africa. Presented by the Earl of Derby. 



j. Elephant's River, very young. From Mr. Verreaux* 



Collection. 

 k. Sternum, Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



2. ELANUS AXILLARIS. The axillary Falcon. 



Elanus axillaris G. R. Gray, List Birds, Brit. MILS. i. p. 22. ; 



Kaup, Classif. der Sang, und Vog. p. 114. 

 Falco axillaris Lath. Ind. Suppl. p. ix. 



Elanus melanopterus Vig. and Horsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 185. 

 Elanus notatus Gould, Proc. Z. S. (1837) p. 141. ; B. of Austr. pi. 

 Circus axillaris Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. iv. p. 453. 



