144 NORTH AMKIilCAX IUl{D8. 



Palco liEsalon) lithofalco 'Omf-lin). 



Var. roliiinlinriiis, I.inn^i s. 



PIGEON HAWK; AMERICAN MEBLIN. 



Fairo cnhimhnriim, Linn. Syst. Xiit. IT'Hi, p. I'is. -(Jmi-i,. Syst. \at. 17S9, j). iSl. — 

 Lath. Iiul. Om. I, 4-1, 17!»ii; Syn. I, ]01, sp. m> ; Siipp. I, -Zl, lS(i2; llcii. Hist. I, 

 'IIX, ]8--'l.— D.uii. Tr. Oni. II, ,s:i, Ksoii. _ .Shaw. Zonl. VII, ISS, 1S12. — Wii..s. 

 Am. Oni. pi. .\v, 11;;. 3, LSK.**. -•- .l.viiD. (Wii.s.) .\iii. (dii. I, ]>. 'i.'^, 1808. — J.\Mi;s. 

 (Wii,.>i.) Am. Orii. I, 01. — linr.w. (Wils.) Am. Oiii. 1, ti.s:!, l.s.'ri. — Kicil. Faun. lior. 

 Am. 11, 3."), l.s:il. — Ari>. Syn. 1!. A. ji. 10, l.S:i!i ; Orn. IJio^'. I, 400. - ISiix.VP. Ann. 

 l.yc. X. Y. M, 2S; Ms, ISJi".', p. li:;il ; Kur. it X. Am. U. p. 4, 1,S;!8. — Xrir. Man. 

 I, 00, 1833. — Ci-v. lii'j,'. An. (cd. -JK I, 322, 182'J. - - l.i;ss. Tr. Oni. p. it2, 1831. — 

 FiPii.sT. I'hil. Tian.s. LXIi, 382, 1772. - Sw.mns. ('la.ssif. li. II, p. 212, 1837.— 

 ■lAKi). Ann. Nat. Hist. XVlIi, IKh. - Cissi;, U. .lam. p. 17, 1847. - SAcii;.\, 

 lli.st. Nat. Culpa Ois. p. 23. — Wkkdkkh. .lard. Cont. (»in. 1840, p. 81. - lliiiiu.s, 

 Janl. Cont. Oin. IS.-jO, |.. 0. — Dk Kay, Z.illl. X. V. 11, 1.'., i)l. iv, f. i), 1844. — 

 f!ir,Ari>, 15. I.on;; Isl. ji. 17. — ISt.ackim'. lliis. 111, 'j\'>. J'iutiKiicii/iin cohiiiilinriKs, 

 Vir.ll.l.. Ois. Ai.i. .Sept. I, ]il. xi, lS(i7; Xoiiv. Diet. Hist. Xnt. XU, 104, 1819; Km'. 

 Ah'tli. Ill, 1230, 1823. Ifii/tnlriiirr/iU oilnnilKin'ii.i, (iUAY, List li. 15. .Mns. ]>. ">."., 

 1844;(;cn. 1!. lol. sp. 11, 1844. — Ca.s.s. U. Calif, .t T.'X. p. 90, l,sr.4. — Wimpi.h. 

 (Sitf,'.^ I'.xp. y.nni k Coloia.l. p. 00, lSr)3. -- Hi;i:i!M. 1'. 1!. K. Hci)t. II, 31, ISr..''.. — 

 Ni-.wn. P. I!. liciit. VI, 74, 18,-j7. — Ca.s.s. I!. X'. Am. p. 9. 18."i8. — CoiU'r.i! & Sr. k. 

 r. 1!. li. li.'iit. XII, 1800, 142. -Ci. lis, V\: A. N. S. I'liil. 1800,0. - l!i!i:\vi:i!, 

 0('>loi.;y, 12. Lilliiifitlco mhnaliiirhis, liiiNAl'. Cdnsp. Av. p. 2(i, 18r)0. .Ksitlim rnhini- 

 Ixiniit, Kait, Monof,'. Falc. Cont. Orn. ]i. .'i4, 18.'.0. — CiiAV, Hanil List, I, 21, 1809. 

 Fii/o) olLiciinia, (i.Mi'.l,. Syst. Nat. p. 2S1, 1789. — Laiii. Ind. Orn. p. 44, 1790 ; Syn. 

 Sujip. I, 38, 1802 ; Urn. Hi.st. 1, 272, 1821. - Davd. Tr. Orn. 11, p. 123, 1800. Fulco 

 inh-nnhtiis, Davii. Tr. Orn. 11, p. 141, 1800. — LAril. Ccn. Hist. 1, l.iO, 1821. /'. 

 t(;)iici-(iriii.i, Ari). 15. .\mi. pis. Ix.xv, xcii, 1831 ; Orn. I'in;;. 1, 380, 1831. F. (iitdnhonl, 

 Hl.ArKW. Ill's. Zoiil. 1840. .hrijiilcr jinh( nihil ri as, Cati;sii. Carol. I, pi. iii, 17 "'4. 



Sp. Ciiah. Adult male. AIiovo ciiK^roon.s. varyintr in .sliailo. Liit t;i'iii'rally of a .slaty- 

 bluisli cast; cacli loalhrr with a ilistiiicl sliaft-.'^tri'ak oflilai'k. these lines most conspicuou.'! 

 on till' hoail .ibovo. Tail witli a very Lrnail siilitcrniinal Land of Mack, ahoiit one inch in 

 \viiilli:. tluMV arc indicalioMs of thi'co oihcr Lands, tiicii- continnify and distinction vary- 

 iiii: witii the individual. Lnt iicncrally quite conspicnous. and cacli alioiil lialf llic widtli of 



tlif Icrniinal one ; thi; sulitcrniinal lilack Land is sm eded l>y a Icrniiiial one of wliile, 



of aiiDiit tlii'ce-sixtocnlii.s of an incii in wiillh, .soinetinics Lroader ; on the iatei'al feather.s 

 llie Liaik Land.s arc always conspicuous. Iicin;;; in form of transverse oliion;^ spot.«, cro.ssing 

 tlie sliafL liul less exleniled on tlie outer wcL, wliicli is olten innnaeiilate except at tlio 

 end. the Lroad terminal li.and always extenilinir to the edue of lhi> feather. T'riniaries 

 du.sky-lilack, ni.ii\Lriued teruiiually more or less distinctly with whilisli (sonu'tinie.'^ fading' 

 on liie cdjj-e only I : on ihe inner wcIj is a scries of about eight transver.se oval s|)ots ol' 

 wliite, and li'cncraljy corrcspunding to lliese aic indications of bluish-ashy spots on Ihe 

 outer Web. liciH'atli white, this purest on the throat, whicli is innuaculate : liiere is 

 generally a more or less .strong lingc of fulvous benealh. this always prevalent on the 

 libi:e, and oil a disliuct collar I'Xlcnding roiuiil the nape, interrupting tlie blue above; 



the tibia' freipieiitly incline to ochra ms-riifoiis. T/alcral portions of tin' head witli fine 



streaks of dusky, these thickest on upper i'i\y:o of the ear-coverls, leaving a distinct 

 whitish superciliary slrcidv, those of op|)osile .sides nieeliiig on the forehead. Breast, 

 upper ]iart of tin,' abdomen, sides, aiiil llaiiks. with longitudinal stripes of umber, each 

 with a sliafl-streak of bhu.'k ; on the Hanks thi'ir shape is modilii'd. here taking the fonii 



