28 BIRDS. ACCIPITRES. 2. Sfrix. 



22. F. Ntsus. Above rich brown, beneath orange-white, 

 with brown undulations: cere greenish- yellow : legs 

 yellow : on the back of the head an. obscure white 

 patch : tail with broad dusky bars. 



Sparrow-hawk. Lewin t. 20. Hayes t. 3. Walcot f. 20. 



M. Length 12 inches: extent 2 feet ; weight 6 ounces. 



f. Length 15 inches : extent 2 feet 4 inches : weight 9 ounces. 



JSzY/blue : iris yellow : upper-parts sometimes inclining to bluish- 

 grey : quill-feathers dusky with black bars on the outer-webs, the 

 inner-webs fpotted with white below : breast of the male ferrugin- 

 ous, of the female whitish : tail whitish at the end : legs feathered 

 to the knees: claws black. The whole bird is^fometimes pure 

 white. 



23. F. Subbwteo. Above bluish-black, beneath pale, with 

 oblong brown spots : throat and nape white : eyes 

 with a white line above them, and a black patch be- 

 neath : cere, and legs yellow. 



Hobby. Lewin t. 21. Donovant.g\. Walcot t. at. 



Length 12 inches : extent 2 feet 3 inches : weight 7 ounces. 



J5?//blue : iris brown : head and back deep bluish-black dashed with 

 grey : chin and throat white, extending round the neck where it 

 becomes darker : orbits yellow ; wings reaching nearly to the end 

 of the tail when clofed : quill-feathers dusky-black, with oval fer- 

 ruginous fpots on the inner-webs : vent and thighs reddish-white : 

 lateral tail-feathers with rusty bars on the inner-webs, whitish at 

 the tips : legs feathered to the knees : claws black. 



24. F. JEsalon. Head ferruginous, with bluish black 

 lines : body above bluish-grey with ferruginous 

 streaks and spots, beneath yellowish- white, with ob- 

 long brown spots : cere and legs yellow. 



Merlin. Lewin t. 22. Donovan t. 94. Walcot t. 22. 



Length 12 inches : extent 25 inches : weight 5 ounces and a half. 



Bill lead-colour : iris brown : nape paler : quill-feathers blackish, 

 with reddish oval fpots : under wing-coverts brown, with round 

 white fpots : throat nearly white : tail with alternate dusky and 

 reddish bands, whitish at the tip : legs feathered to the knees : claws 

 black. 



2. STRIX. Owl. 



25. St. Bubo. Head crested with ear-like feathers : body 

 rufous, with black, brown and grey lines and spots. 



Great-eared Owl. JBr. ZooL t. 29. Lewin t. 23. Wakot t. 23. 



Size nearly equal to an Eagle. Bill bluish : iris yellow : plumage 

 entirely a mixture of ferruginous black, brown, and grey, paler un- 

 derneath : wings long : tail short, with dusky bands : legs thickly 

 clothed with testaceous down quite to the claws : claws much hook- 

 ed, dusky. 



26. St. Otus. Head with ear-like crests, consisting of 6 

 feathers each : body orange, with blackish streaks : 

 quill-feathers with black and grey bands. 



Long-eared Owl. Br. ZooL t. 30. Lewin t. 24. Walcct t. 24. 



Length 15 inches : extent 3 feet : weight 10 ounces. 



Bill blackish : iris orange ; feathers of the crest gradually length- 

 ening, black with a dull yellow border : face furrounded with a 

 white circle, speckled with black and rufous : cheeks pale rufous : 

 over the eyes and round the angle icxt the bill black : primary 

 quill-jeathers with two dull yellow bars : thighs and vent unfpOtted ; 

 tail with grey and dusky bar and fpecks: legs clothed with pale 

 yellow down quite to the claws : claws dusky. 



