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More brownish ashy above and below. 

 33a. Circus cijaneus hudsonius (Linn.), S.N. 

 p. 128 (1766). 

 Marsh Hawk. 



N. America, 

 Central 

 America & 

 W. Indies 

 (winter). 



Adult plumage unknown. 

 34. Circus macroscelis A. Newton, P.Z.S., 1863, Madagascar, 

 p. 180. 

 Madagascar Harrier. 



Throat and chest white ; upper tail-coverts 

 white, banded with ashy grey. 

 35. Circus macrurus (S. G. Gmel.), N. Comm. 

 Petrop., XV., p. 439, pis. viii., ix. (1771). 

 Pallid Harrier. 



b. Thighs white, with rufous streaks or spots. 



Throat and chest pale bluish grey ; upper 

 tail-coverts white, tipped with deep ash colour. 

 36. Circus pygargus pygargus (Linn.), S.N., i., p. 89 

 (1758). 

 Montagu's Harrier. 



Europe ; 

 Africa, 

 India, 



Burma, China 

 in winter. 



Europe ; 

 Palestine, 

 Africa, 

 India, China 

 in winter. 



[Doubtfully distinct.] 

 36a. Circus pygargus abdullce Floericke, Om. Mb., Caucasus, 

 iv., p. 155 (1896). 



c. Thighs white, barred across with orange 

 rufous. 



Throat and chest white, barred with orange 

 tawny ; upper tail- coverts white. 

 7. Circus cinereus Vieill., N. Diet., iv., p. 434 

 (1816). 

 Cinereous Harrier. 



d. Thighs rufous, either uniform or spotted and 

 margined with white. 



Tropical and 

 temperate 

 S. America, 

 migrating to 

 Straits of 

 Magellan & 

 Falkland Is. 



