FALCONID^E. 15 



The SOUTHERN CARACARA. MILVAGO leucurus. Falco 

 leucurus, Forst. Dr. 34. F. Novae Zealandiae, Gmel. 

 S. N. i. 268. Lath. Syn. i. t. 4. PL col 192. 224. F. 

 Australis, Gmel. Circseetus antarcticus, Less. 



a. Male adult. South America. From Mr. Leadbeater's 

 Collection. 



b. Female adult. South America. From Mr. Lead- 

 beater's Collection. 



c. Young. Coast of South America. Presented by the 

 Admiralty. 



d. Young. Straits of Magellan. Presented by the Ad- 

 miralty. 



e. Young. Falkland's Island. Presented by Sir W. 

 Burnett and Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. 



The BRAZILIAN KITE. POLYBORUS Brasiliensis. Falco 

 Brasiliensis, Gmel. S. N. i. 262. Polyb. vulgaris, 

 VieilL Azara, No. 4. Spix, Av. Br. t. 3. F. plau- 

 cus, Mill. Cym. Ph. t. 17. F. cheriway, Jacq. F. 

 tharus, GmeL 



a. Male. British Guiana. Presented by Chev. R. Schom- 

 burgk. 



b. Male. Island of Puna. Presented by Mr. George 

 Barclay. 



c. d. Female. Straits of Magellan. Presented by the 

 Admiralty. 



e. Female. South America. 

 /. Female. South America. 

 g. South America variety. 



h. Chick. South America. Presented by Sir W. Bur- 

 nett and Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. 



C. BUTEONINJE. 



The COMMON BUZZARD. BUTEO vulgaris, Bechst. Falco 

 buteo, Linn. S. N. i. 127. PL enl. t. 419. F. glaucopis, 

 Merr. B. mutans, et B. fasciatus, VieilL F. variega- 

 tus, F. versicolor, F. cinerea, and F. obsoletus, Gmel. 

 B. albus, Baud. B. montana, Nutt. B. Swainsoni, 

 Bonap. B. communis, Cuv. 



a. Male. Devonshire. 



b. Male. Devonshire. Presented by G. Leach, Esq. 



c. Great Britain. 



