ORANGE-LEGGED HOBBY. 
PLATE XV. 
Falco rufipes. ‘ , . BEcHsTEIN. 
Falco vespertinus, . : Guetin. Linnzus. Latuam. 
Tue nest of the Orange-legged Hobby is said to be 
built in the hollows of trees, and it is also asserted 
that use is sometimes made of that of a Magpie or 
other bird. 
The eggs seem to vary considerably in colour:— 
One is rather light brown, marked all over with 
darker confluent markings of the same. 
A second is of a fine light russet orange hue with 
a tinge of yellow, marked in the same way. 
A third is of a light dull yellow, minutely speckled 
all over with a slightly darker colour. 
A fourth is dull white, with irregular indistinct 
dots all over it, and a few of a larger, darker, and 
more distinct character, and the lower end nearly cov- 
ered with the same. 
The first figure on the plate is from a specimen in 
the collection of H. F. Walter, Esq., of Russell Square, 
London. 
