l-'ALCONlD-li — TlIK 1''ALC0^'S. 155 



Falco (Rhynchofalco) femoralis, Temminck. 



AFLOMASO FALCON. 



Falco f,-»writli\ Tf.mm. PI. Col. llil. liia, 1H2-1. - ^v\\, M: Hraz. I, 18 Oinnt. Tl. CI. 12n.. 

 l^•Jl. — Viii. /ool. .loiini. I, ;W!i. Siia'ii. y.o«\. XIII, i>i. i!. p. ;i!i, i8-.>ii. — Lkss. 

 Man. Dm. I, T'.i, ISi"* ; Tr. Dm. p. S!t, 1S31. — Civ. IJci,'. An. v<l- ->. '. ''i--> ISl''- 

 — Swains. Classif. 15. II, 'JP.', I,s;i7. — Nuimim. Kini. Kcis. uni ilic Kiili', All. i>. lii. — 

 liiiiDc. I'liu'. Z,Hil. Soc. pt. 11, p. l(i!t; Ann. Nut. Hist. XIII, 4!>i». - IVOun. Voy. 

 Am. Mvriil. Av. p. llo, 1S:!.">. -T.scurKi, Con.sp. Av. Wioj;. Aivli. 1,><I1, y. 2o(j ; 

 Faun. IVr. p. KKS, l,**! 4. —Cass. IVoc. Ac. Nat. Sc. I'liilml. 18."..">, ]>. ITS. .'^niUKl,. 

 Oin. Syn. I, S8, l.'<.'i'>. Hi;kwi;i;, Oiil(>;,'y, l.s.JT. 11, pi. iii, f. '2± Jli//iii/riiiivliis 

 fi moral i.i. Okay, lien. I!, lol. sp. 1,), IMl ; I.Ul li. Iliit. .Mils. p. M, IStl.— IIauii,. 

 Syst. IikI. Azar. \i. :i. l.SI7. — Ca.ss. I!. N. Am. p. 11, 18,"iS. - CdlK.s, I'v. Ac. Nat. 

 Sc. riiil. 7, ISlil). - (lliAY, Iliind List, I, 21, ]8(i!). Falco J'iiscM-(i:ni/r.iccii.i, Vir.ii.i,. 

 Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nut. XI, iiO, 181!». Falco ct/aiiesccns, ViKil.l.. \'au: .Mi'tli. Ill, 

 l-.>:'.4 (No. 40, Azara, juv. teste, Haiti.). Fulco Ihoraciciix, Liciir. Veiz. Doulil. ji. 

 C2, lS2;t. 



Sr. Char. Adull (.scxi's similar). Aboe unironn plmiilu'dus. scconilarics broadly 

 wliiti.<li at eniLs; tail wilii coiilinndiis narrow Ijanils of wiiito. A poslociilar, liroail 

 stripe (clniMLrin.ir to rotMish on nape, wlionMlic two of opposite sides are eoiilliient), mid- 

 dle area ofanrieiiiars, and ei'tire tliroal and juiruliim. while, niivarii'j;aled. Sides eiilii-ely 

 uniform blaeUisii (eonliiient on niiildle ofalnlonien), wilii narrow liars ol while; posterior 

 lower parls liylil oehraeeons. inimaeMlate. <J. Wiu^', i».!)lt ; tail, U.70 ; tarsus, 1.02; 

 middle toe. 1.4.".. 9. Win;;, Il.:!it; tail, 7.80; tarsus, 1.70; middle toe, 1..m. 



Yiinnii. Similar to llie adult, but with broad longitudinal stripes of blackish on the 

 brea>l, 



Adult ninh- (Si\ ;)0,SI)0, Mirador, K. irexieo; T>i-. ('. Sarlorius). .Vbove brownish- 

 slale, beeonnn;/ gr.idually <Iarker anli'riorly, the bead almxe lieing pure dark plumbeons; 

 on llie rump and upper tail eoverls tlio liul inclines to line I'inereous. Secondaries pass- 

 iuir very conspicuously inio while terminally; primarie.s plnnibeons-<lnsky, iheir inner 

 W"bs with (ihe lonjiesl wilh twelve) very rcjinlar, narrow, transverse bars of while (the 

 outer web piaiii). Liuiufjr of the wiiii; while (becomiufr nicue oehraeeons toward the 

 edjfc); niidei' coverts barreil and scirated wilh dusky, llie white, however, predominalini;. 

 Tail black, liasally wilh a perceplible |)himb<'ous easi ; cros-sed with ei;.dil narrow, tran.s- 

 verse bands of while, — the lirsl two of which are concealod by the eoverl.s, the last 

 terminal and about .'_'7 of an inch in width; Ihe resi are narrower, diminishing in 

 widlh as they approai'h the l)asc. I'pper tail-eoverls bordered terminally wilh ashy- 

 while. IIk longer wilh one or hvo Iransvei'se bais <if ihe sami'. Forehi'ad (narrowly) 

 while, this extending down across the loi-cs to the angle of the monlh ; a broad, ccvn- 

 spicnous supraoral sliipe, originaliug above tlu! middle of ihe eye, and running back 

 above the ear-eovcrts to the occiput (where Ihe two of opposite sides are conllueni I, 



white, mori' fnlvon.s-orange on the < iput; a broad dark plumbeous stripe luuning from 



the posterior angle of the eye back over upper edge of ear-coverts, and continuing 

 (broadly) down the siile of the neck ; another, but mncli smaller one, of similar color, 

 starting at lower borilcr of bare suborbital space, p.^ssing dowuwanl across iht' cheeks, 

 forming a " imistache," K'aviug the middle area of the e;u-eovi'rts, the chin, Miroat, and 

 whole lircast, white, llii' pecloral portion defined with a semieircular outline posteriorly. 

 Hroad area covering the sides of the breast, sides, and ll.inks (mi"eting rather narp'wiy 

 across the upper I )art of the abdomen), black, wilh narrow, rather indistinct, Irausver.so 

 bnr.<? of white. Feinorals, tibito, abdomen, anal region, mid lower tail-eoverts line oehra- 



