102 FALCONIDJ2. 



In the ' Ibis' for 1887, p. 275, plate viii., Lord Lilford treats of 

 this Falcon, and considers that without doubt it is " the Barbary 

 Falcon " of our old English authors on Falconry. 



In the ' Ibis,' 1882, pp. 305-321, the late Mr. J. H. Gurney 

 gave an exhaustive account of the measurements and plumage 

 of F. barbarus, F. punicus, and F. minor. It seems to me that 

 there is no difference in the immature plumage of the three 

 birds. 



Description. See Plate. 



202. Falco barbarus, Linnaeus. The Barbary or Rufous- 



naped Falcon. 



The true Barbary Falcon occurs near Tangier, as a specimen 

 in the Norwich Museum came from there, and I obtained another 

 from Olcese. 



This bird is, without doubt, identical with F. babylonicus, 

 which shows how little measurements can be relied on. Falco 

 barbarus is figured, Ibis, 1859, pi. vi., F. babylonicits, Ibis, 1861, 

 pi. vii. 



Adult. Above as in adult Peregrine, but nape rufous ; lower parts with 

 rufous tinge ; moustachial stripe large. Length 14-20 inches. 



203. Falco lanarius, Schlegel. The Lanner. 



Favier has, in his MS., under the head of Falco barbarus^ 

 evidently described the Lanner, as his measurements are larger 

 than those of F. peregrinns, instead of smaller; and all the 

 specimens of the Lanner which I have seen from Tangier, with 

 one or two exceptions, were labelled " barbarus." Favier 

 adds : " This species, which the Moors confound with the 

 Peregrine, is resident and as common as that species around 

 Tangier." 



This bird seems to be the most common Falcon in Morocco. 



On the 1st of May, 1872, 1 obtained a female Lanner and three 

 eggs. The nest was on some rocks near the above town. Two 



