544 FALCO 



763. SHANGHAR FALCON. 

 FALCO MILVIPES. 



Falco milvipes, Hodgs. in Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 81 (1844) ; Jerdon, Ibis. 

 1871, p. 240; Dresser, ix. p. 281, pi. 377; Blanf. F. Brit. Ind. 

 Birds, iii. p. 421 ; F. hendersoni, Hume, Ibis. 1871, p. 240 ; id. Lah. 

 to Yark., p. 171. pi. 1. 



Aitalgu, Turki ; Chark, Pers. 



ad. (Asia Minor). Differs from F. sacer in having the upper parts 

 rufous conspicuously barred with dark brown, the tail also similarly 

 barred, and not marked with spots. The young bird has the bars irregular 

 and ill denned, those on the tail more or less imperfect. 



Nab. Transcaspia ; Central Asia ; Afghanistan and the 

 Punjab (rare) ; Mongolia ; the Pamir ; Tibet ; Yarkand ; has 

 occurred as far west as Tarsus, Tin 1 is, and Athens. 



In habits it does not appear to differ from F. cherrug, and 

 frequents also plains and the desert. Unlike the Saker it is not 

 considered good for falconry purposes. It was found breeding 

 in Transcaspia on the Afghan frontier by Messrs. Radde and 

 Walter, who say that the nest was scantily formed, and was 

 placed on the point of a precipice, and contained young birds. 



764. PEREGRINE FALCON. 

 FALCO PEREGRINUS. 



Falco peregrinus, Tunstall, Orn. Brit. p. 1 (1771) ; Naum. i. p. 285, Taf. 

 24, 25 ; Hewitson, i. p. 24, pi. viii. ; Gould, B. of E. i. pi, 21 ; id. 

 B. of Gt. Brit. i. pi. 17 ; Newton, i. p. 53 ; Dresser, vi. p..31,pl. 372 ; 

 Kidg. p. 247 ; Blanf. F. Brit. Ind. Birds, iii. p. 413; Saunders, 

 p. 347 ; Lilford, i. p. 40, pis. 19, 20 ; F. communis, Gmel. Syst. Nat. 

 i. p. 270 (1788) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus. i. p. 376 ; Tacz. F. 0. 

 Sib. 0. p. 77 ; F. anatum, Bp. Comp. List, p. 4 (1838). 



Faucon p&lerin, French; Falcao, Portug. ; Alcon, Span.; 

 Falcone, Ital. ; Tauten Falke, Wander Falke, German ; Valk, 

 Dutch ; Vandrefalk, Dan. ; Pilegrimsfalk, Norweg. ; Pilgrimsfalk, 

 Swed. ; Rievsakfalle, Lapp. ; Muuttohaukka, Pieni- Valli, Finn. ; 

 Sapsan, SoJcol, Russ. ; Teir-el-hor, Moor. ; Tschakyr, Arab. ; 

 Bhyri $ , Bhyri-lacha, Hindu. ; Hayabusa, Jap. 



< ad. (Germany). Crown, nape, space round the eye and a broad 

 mystacal stripe sooty black ; upper parts generally dark slate-blue, paler 

 and bluer on the rump and upper tail-coverts, with darker bars ; quills 



