184 FALCO, 



Sec. C. Legs naked. 



borealis, (ainerican buzzard,) cere and legs pale- 

 yellow ; body brown above, white beneath ; 

 tail pale rusty, with a transverse rusty bar near 

 the tip. 20 inches long. 



palumbanus, (goshawk,) cere black, edged with 

 yellow ; leg* yellow ; body brown ; tail-feath- 

 ers with pale bands ; eyebrows white. 22 

 inches long. 



gentilis., (gentle falcon,,) cere and legs yellow 5 

 body cinereous with brown spots ; tail with 

 four blackish bands. About 2 feet long. 



communis, (common falcon,) body brown ; feath- 

 ers rusty-edged ; tail with dark transverse 

 bands ; bill ash-blue ; cere, iris and legs, yel- 

 low. Colour varying in different countries, 



hyemalis, (winter hawk,) cere yellow ; head and 

 back black brown ; neck streaked with white : 

 breast and belly white with heart-spots. 20 

 inches long. 



cyaneiiS) (hen harrier, hen hawk,) cere white ; legs 

 tawny ; body hoary blue ; a white arch over 

 the eyes surrounding the chin ; pale-brown 

 spots on the hind-head ; breast and belly white. 

 17 inches long. 



jiiscus, (american hawk,) cere cinereous; legs yel- 

 low ; body waved with black, <ish-brown above, 

 white beneath. 14 inches long. 



dubius) (ground-coloured hawk,) cere and legs yel- 

 low ; head dusky with rusty streaks ; body 

 brown above, dirty white with brown streaks 

 beneath ; tail dusky-ash with four black bands. 

 10 inches long. 



obscurus, (dusky hawk,) cere and legs yellow ; 



