ACCIPITER RUFIVENTRIS.— Smith. 



AvES. — Plate XCIII. — (Male and Female.) 



Mas. — A. supcrne brunneus griseo-tinctus ; infra riifo alboquu nebulatus ; plunils scapularibus albo- 

 niaculatis ; rectricibus interne versus basin albo, brunneoque variatis ; caiulii, altenie pallida rufo 

 brunneoque fasciata ; pedibus viridi-flavis ; oculis fluvis. 



LoNGiTUDO 13 unc. 2 lin. 



JFem. — A. supeme brunneus, griseo-tinctus ; infra albus strigis longitudinalibus, fasciolisque transversis 

 variegatis. 



LoxGlTDDO 17 unc. 2 lin. 



AcciPiTER Rdfive.vtris, Smitli, Soutb African Quart. Journal, Vol. i. p. 231, 1830. 

 Falco Exilis, Temin. Planch color, 496. 



Colour. — Male. — The upper parts of the head and neck, the intersca- 

 pulars, the back, the upper tail coverts, and lesser wing coverts of a tint 

 intermediate between brocoli-brown and brownish red, all faintly glossed 

 with lavender purple, the gloss most distinct on the head, neck, and intersca- 

 pulars ; the lesser wing coverts are narrowly edged with pale reddish orange. 

 Ear coverts, lower portion of throat, breast, belly, vent, and thighs, mottled 

 rusty reddish orange and white, and each of the breast feathers has a narrow 

 brown line in the course of the shaft, and indistinct narrow brown bars on 

 the vanes ; upper portion of throat and sides of neck behind and below ear 

 coverts white. Primary and secondary quill feathers brownish red, the 

 inner vanes towards quills barred- white and liver-brown, towards tips with 

 liver-brown only ; the scapulars and tertiary quill feathers marked with 

 incomplete white bars in the form of broad irregular blotches, portions of 

 wliich become visible when the feathers are deranged. Tail above barred, 

 alternately rusty brocoli-brown and liver-brown, the bars of the latter colour 

 six in number ; the tips of all the feathers rusty white ; under tail coverts 

 white. Tarsi and toes greenish yellow ; claws brownish red. Bill, — upper 



