BIRDS: ACCIPITRES. 1. Faloo. 21 



die: wings, when rlofcd, longer than the tail : greater luing-coverls 

 dusky-black on the outer webs towards the middle, forming a fmall 

 bar on the wings: 2 middle feathers of the tail brownish-grey, 3 

 next on each side li^ht ,<\rey, outer-ones nearly white, all except 

 the outer-ones barred with ferruginous : legs long, slender: claws 

 short, black. 



17. F.g.iieus. Above grey, white underneath with ob- 

 long black spots : cere eyelids and legs yellow : head 

 dark brown, white behind: tail long', wedge-form : 

 quill anil lateral tail- feathers spotted with white. 



Grey Falron. Br. Zool. n. 49. Lewin t. 17. 



Shot near Halifax, 1762. Size of a Raven. 



- Bill bluish: iris reddish : head fmall, flat ; the sides and throat 

 eream-colour : wings when clofed, longer than the tail ; the pri- 

 mary feathers black tipt with white, the rest bluish-grey With irre- 

 gular white fpots on their inner webs ; tail-feathers., except the two 

 middle-ones, fpotted : legs long, feathered to the knees : claws 

 blackish. 



18. F. Lana.iLs. Above brown wiih paler edges ; be- 

 neath yellow-white \vi h brown longitudinal spots : 

 cere greenish blue : legs blue : over the eye* a white 

 stripe. 



Lanner. Br. Zool. t. 23. Lewin t. 15. Walcot t. 16. 



Lefs than the Buzzard. Bill blue : iris yellow: crown brown* 

 with a yellowish-white mixture ; beneath the eyes a black mark 

 pointing downwards : chin and throat white : quill and taU-feuthers 

 dusky, with oval ferruginous fpots on the innr-webs : legs feathered 

 below the knees : claws black. 



19. F. cyaneua. Blue-grey, paler underneath : cere and 

 legs yellow : 6 iirst quill- feathers black, white at the 

 base, slightly tipt w.th grey. 



Hen Harrier. Br. Zool.t. 28. Lewin .t. i8 Donovan t, 59. 



Length 17 inches-: extent 3 feet 3 inches: weight 12 ounces. Bill 

 blackish: iris yellow: hind-head ofteu fpotted with pale brown: 

 under the eye an arch of whitish feathers : &f4\vhite : tail-ff others 

 white, grey on the outer-webs, the 2 middle-ones with dusky marks: 

 legs feathered to the knees : claws black. 



20. F. Pygargus. Above dull-brown, beneath paler with 

 oblong rufous spots : cere and legs yellow : under 

 the eyes a white arch surrounding the chin: tail 

 with dusky bands, tipt with white. 



Ring-tail. Lewin L 18. Walcot i. t. 18. Hayes t. s. 



Length 20 inches : extent 3 feet ; weight 20 ounces. Bill dmky : 

 irif yellow: orbits whitish : under the eyes a whitish fpot : fea- 

 thers of the head, neck, ns\.wing-cfuje.fks with rufous margins : rump 

 whtie : legs long : claws black. 



This has been suppofed to be the female of the last. 



21. F. Tinnuncutus. Rufous, with black spots on the back 

 and streaks underneath : cere and legs yellow : tail 

 rounded, with a broad blackish bar near the end. 



Kestril , Lewin t. 19. 19*. Donovan /. 51*63. 



Length 14 inches : extent 2 feet : weight half a pound. 



Male. Bill bluish tipt with black : iris dusky : he-ad, and neck 

 grey : under the eye a dusky streak pointing downwards : primary 

 quill-feathers black with whitish tips : vent pale, fpotlels : tail grey, 

 with a whitish tip : claws black. 



Female larger. Head and neck nearly the colour of the back : 

 under-parts paler with dusky streaks : tail with fcvcral dusky burs : 

 legs with a tinge of green. 



