278 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



AsTUR UNDULIVENTER. 



Falco unduliventer Riipp., Neue Wirb., p. 40, pi. 18. fig. 1 

 (1835). 



Astur tachiro Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 99 (1874) 

 [part. spec./]. 



Sceluspizias unduliventer Gurney, Ibis, 1875, p. 362 ; 

 Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xxi. p. 70 (1881), xxvi. p. 202 

 (1888). 



Astur unduliventer Sharpe, Iland-1. B. i. p. 248 (1899). 



The only example of this Goshawk in the British Museum 

 Collection was an adult female from Ankober, Shoa, obtained 

 by Sir W. C. Harris in December 1841. The differences 

 between this species and South- African A. tachiro have already 

 been pointed out (Gurney, Ibis, 1875, p. 302). The young 

 female in spotted plumage procured by Mr. Degen may be 

 at once distinguished from the young of A. tachiro of a similar 

 age by having the thighs light reddish chestnut with faintly 

 indicated darker cross-bars, whereas in the latter species the 

 thighs arc always white with wide distinct bars of brown. 



The young bird obtained by Mr. Degen is therefore a 

 valuable addition to the Collection. 



Astur castanilius (Bonap.) [ — Astur macroscelides Hartl.] 

 from West Africa [c/. Sharpe, Hand-1. B. i. p. 248 (1899)] 

 appears to be indistinguishable from .1. unduliventer. 



a. ? imm. Dembretcha, 26th April. No. 314. 



AcciriTER minullus. (Grant & Reid, p. 681.) 

 a. $ . Zegi, Lake Tsana, 23rd May. No. 343. 



Buteo augur. (Grant, p. 320.) 



a. 9 ad. (in black plumage). Dodgit, 26th June. 

 No. 394. 



b. ? imm. Yai-yai, 18th April. No. 302. 



c. J ad. Yeddib, 25th April. No. 313. 



Haliaetus vocifer. (Grant & Reid, p. 682.) 

 a. ad. S. Abyssinia. (No data.) 



Helotarsus ecaudatus. 



Helotarsus ecaudatus Grant, Ibis, 1901, p. 270. 

 a. ad. S. Abyssinia. (No data.) 



