46 CAPT. G. E. SHELLEY ON BIRDS [Jan. 17, 



150. Melierax NIGER (BoiMi. et Vieill.). 



Melierax niger, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 91. 

 Nisus niger, Hartl. Abhandl. nat. Ver. Brem. vii. 1881, p. 116. 

 No. 90. 2 . Goudokoro, Nov. 15, 1883. 



Iris scarlet ; cere, base of mandible, and feet cinnabar-red ; bill 

 black. 



151. CiRCAETUS CINERASCENS, Miill. 



Circaetvs cinerascens, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 86, pi. 3 ; Sharpe, 

 Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 285 ; Hartl. Zool. Jahrb. ii. 1886, p. 306. 

 No. 827. ?. Kabajeudi, Aug. 20, 1883. 

 Iris pale yellow ; bill bluish yellow ; base, cere, and legs yellow. 



152. BUTASTUR RTJFIPENNIS (Sund.). 



Butastur rufipennis, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 299 ; id. 

 Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xvii. 1884, p. 437. 



Poliornis rufipennis, Hartl. Abhandl. nat. Ver. Brem. viii. 1882, 

 p. 213. 



Nos. 269, 270. d". 



No. 282. $ . Lado, March 1884. 



No. 118. Redjaf, Jan. 8, 1884. 



153. MiLvus MIGRANS (Bodd.). 



Milvus (Btolius, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 98. 

 Milvus korshun, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 322. 

 No. 314. 6' Lado, April 1.5, 1884. 



154. Falco cuvieri. Smith. 



Falco cuvieri, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 400. 

 No. 337. 2 . Lado, April 22, 1884. 



155. Falco ruficollis. Swains. 



Falco ruficollis, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 404 ; Hartl. 

 Abhandl. nat. Ver. Brem. vii. 1881, p. 115, viii. 1882, p. 221 ; Pelz. 

 Verb. Wien, xxxi. 1881, p. 606, xxxii. 1882, p. 499 ; Sharpe, Journ. 

 Linn. Soc, Zool. xvii. 1884, p. 438. 



No. 266. $juv. Lado, March 13, 1884. 



156. TiNNUNCULTJS TiNNTJNCULXJs (Linn.). 



Cerchneis tinnunculus, Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. i. p. 425 ; id. 

 Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xvii. 1884, p. 438. 



Tinnunculus alaudarius, Pelz. Verb. Wein, xxxi. 1881, pp. 605, 

 607, xxxii. 1882, p. 500. 



Nos. 961, 962. S 2- Redjaf, Dec 12, 1883. 



No. 171. 2. Redjaf, Jan. 29, 1884. 



157. Tinnunculus alopex (Heugl.). 



Falco alopex, Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 41 ; Hartl. Abhandl. nat. 

 Ver. Brem. vii. 1881, p. 115. 



