484 FALCO. 
Sec. C. Legs naked. 
Sorealis, (american buzzard,) cere and legs pale- 
yellow ; body brown above, white beneath ; 
tail pale rusty, with a transverse rusty bar near 
the tip. 20 inches long. 
Palumbarius, (goshawk,) cere black, edged with 
yellow; legs yellow ; body brown ; tail-feath- 
ers with pale bands ; eyebrows white. 22 
inches long. 
gentilis, (geutle falcon,) cere and legs. yellow ; 
body cinereous with brown spots ; tail with 
‘four blackish bands. About 2 feet long. 
communis, (common falcon,) body brown ; feathi- 
ers rusty-edged ; tail with dark transverse 
bands ; bill ash-blue ; cere, iris and legs, yel- 
low. Colour varying in different countries. 
hyemalis, (winter hawk,) cere yellow ; head and 
back black-brown ; neck streaked with white : 
breast and belly white with heart-spots. 20 
inches long. 
cyaneus, (hen barrier, hen hawk,) cere white ; legs’ 
tawny ; body hoary blue; a white arch over 
the eyes surrounding the chin 3; pale-brown 
spots on the hind-head ; breast and beliy white. 
47 inches long. 
Jiscus, (american hawk,) cere cinereous; legs yel- 
low ; body waved with black, ash-brown above, 
white beneath. 14 inches long. 
dubius, (ground-coloured hawk,) cere and legs yel- 
low ; head dusky with rusty streaks ; body 
brown above, dirty white with brown streaks 
beneath ; tail dusky-ash with four black bands. 
10 inches long. 
abscurus, (dusky hawk,) cere and legs yellow ; 
