FALCONin.E— THE FALCOXS. 225 



Zcpiil. II, 17, 1,1. ii, fifr. -2 (jiiv. i), 1S44. — OiiiAin, li. Lunj; IslM, p. 10, \»U. Xmis 

 J'dscKs, KaiI', Moiioj,'. Falc. font. Oiii. IS.'.O, y. (II. /V/co r/uhiiis, G.MKL. Syat. Nat. 

 USit, 11. -JM. — I.ATii. Intl. Oiii. )). 4;i, 17!iii ; Syn. ,Siii)ii. I, :',7, ISo-J ; (icu. Hist. 1, 

 27i), 18'21. — Daih. Tr. din. ISOO, II, 122. /''//iv- iv/yr, Wii.s. .\mi. Oni. |il. xlv, f. 1, 

 1808. — lioNAr. All. I,yr. N. V. II, 2'.», WM ; Isis, Us;i2, \k U:!7. .Iiri/)ih-r nloj; 

 Bkkcii. Vii_v. Ziiiil. [i. ir>. A.s/iir nil,.,; ,Iami:s. (Wii.s. ) Am. Oin. I, OS, lt<31. /''((Av 

 ))ciinsi//m>i.icun, AVii.s. Am. Orii. |il. xlvi, lij;. 1, 1S(I,><. -- Laiii. (ii'ii. Ili.^t. I, 2>0, 

 1820. — Tkm.m. pi. Col. ti7. Airijii/n- jji:,i,i.ii/li-(i,iici(s, Vi(i. Zoiil. .Iniu'ii. I, 3.38. -- 

 Stei-ii. Zuiil. XIII, ii, :!2, 1815. — Kicil. Faun. l!oi-.- Am. II, -tl, 18:il. -- .Iaiid. 

 (Wii,.s.) Am. Oni. II, ini. 210, 215, l.s;i2. ~ Swains. C'iiissif. 15. II, 21.-,, 18:i7. .tstiir 

 /Kiiiisi/lrcniirii^, I.K.s.s. Miiii. Oiii. I, !i-2. --.Iamiis. (Wii.s.) Am. Oiu. I, 7o, lS:il. A7.s-»,* 

 ,ic,ui.iii/i;iiiini.s, Cuv. Hi-g. All. (eil. 2), I, 334, 1S2!I. — l,i:ss. Tr. Orii. p. .'iO, 1831. 

 Falco colli, iiluiriitx, Viir., Shaw. Zolil. VII, 18!l, 18(M). Jiri/ii/rr anIosiMux, Xikiu.. 

 V.nv.. Mt'tli. Ill, 1274, 1823. Jrci/,il,r /riiifiilloiilcs (not of Viciiiis !), Jakd. (Wii.s.) 

 Am. Orn. II, 21."), 1832. .' AV.sv/.v /«((•/>•(«, I.ksson, Man. I't d'Oisraiix, 1847, 177 

 (Aca])ul™ to t'ltlilbiiiia. S,[uiiR' tail). Afcipiki- J'lisai.i, HuKWUii, Oiilogy, 1S.',7, 18, 

 jil. iii, r. 23, 29 ; pi. v, f. 54. 



Sp. Chak. Adult male (11,990, District of Columbia; A. J. Falls). Ab(,v(> dirp 

 pliiinbpons, this ('ovcriiiu: lioad .above, nape, back, si'a[)iilars, wiiirrs, rump, ami upper 

 tail-eoverts ; unilbrm tlirougliout, .scarcely i)ereeiitibly <larlier anteriorly. Frimarie.i and 

 tail soniewiiat lighter .and more brownish ; the latte;- crossed by four sharply delined 

 bands of l)ro\vni.sh-lilack, the last of whi(;h is sub'terniinal, and liroader than the rest, th(^ 

 first concealed by tiie upper t!overts: lip passing very narrowly (or searecly pereepliblv) 

 into wliitish terminally. (;)ceipital fcatiiers snowy-while beneath the surface; entinly 

 concealed, however. Scapulars, .also, with coneealeil very large roundish spots of pure 

 white. Under side of primaries pale .slate, becoming white toward ba.ses, er(,sse(l liy 

 quadrate .spots of lilai'kish, of which there are seven (besides the terminal dark space) on the 

 longest. Lores, cheeks, car-coverts, chin, throat, and lower parts in general, pure white ; 

 chin, throat, and cheeks with fine, rather .sparse, bla(^ki.sh shaft-streaks; ear-covcil.s with 

 a pale rnlbu.s w.ash. .Jiigulnm, breast, abdomen, sides, ilanks, and tibia^ with niimerons 

 transverse broad bars of delicate vinaceous-riilbu.s, the l)ars medially somewhat trans- 

 versely cordate, and rather narrower than the white bars; laterally, the pinkisii-rulbus 

 prev.ails, the bars being connected broadly along the shafts; tibiic with nitons bars much 

 exceeding the white ones in width; tlie whole maculate region with the shaft of each 

 feather finely blackish. Anal region scarcely varied ; lower tail-coverts immaculate, 

 pure white. Lining of the wing white, with rather sparse cordate, or eimeate, small 

 bl.ackish .spots ; a.xillar.s barred about equally with pinkish-rnfous and white. Wng, 

 G.fiO; tail, r>.70; tarsus, 1.78; middle toe, 1.20. Fifth quill longest; fourth but little 

 shorter; third equal to si.xth ; .second slightly shorter than seventh. Tail perfectly 

 S(pittre. 



Adult feinxlc. (\9,]h], Powder River; Captain W. F. Raynolds, IT. .S. A.). .Scarcely 

 diHerent liom the male. Above rather paler .slaty ; the darker .shaft-streaks rather more 

 distinct than in tiie male, although they are not conspicuous. Beneath with the rulbus 

 bars rather broader, the dark .shaft-streaks less distinct ; tibite about equ.ally liarred with 

 pinkish-rufous .and white. Wing, 7.70; tail, (UK) ; tarsus, 2.10; middle toe, 1.40. Fourth 

 and fifth (piills equal and longest; third equal to sixth; second equal to .seventh; first 

 three inches shorter than longest. 



Yoiuiff male (41,890, Philadelpiiia ; J. Krider.) Above umber-brown ; feathers of the 

 liea<l above edged laterally with dull light ferruginous; those of the back, rump, the upper 

 tail-coverts, scapulars, and wimi-coverts bonlered witii the same; scapulars and rump 

 showing large, parti.ally exposed roundi.sh spots of pure white. Tail as in .adult. Sides 

 of the head and neck strongly streaked, a broad lighter supraoral stripe .app.areat. 



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