MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 811 



ASTUR — Key to the Species — (three species). 

 a. Fourth quill longest, 



a' Size large, wing 12" to 15" A. palumbarius. 



(The Goshawk.) 



b' Size small, wing 7" to 9" A. haclius. 



(The Shikra.) 



6. Third quill longest, wing about 7'5" A.soloensis. 



(Horsfield's Short-toed Hawk,) 

 LoPHOSPlziAS — (one species). 

 Small occipital crest. Himalayan female, length 18" 



S. Indian female, length 16" L. trivirgatus. 



(The Crested Goshawk.) 

 With reference to L. trivirgatus, there seems to be some slight error 

 in the measurements, for Blanford says, on page 401, Vol. Ill, that 

 " birds from Southern India and Ceylon are much smaller — length of 



"female about 16"; "tail 7"; wing 8-5"; tarsus 2-3"; of 



"males, length 14*5"; wing 8";" and I caught an adult female down 

 here (Madras Presidency) and that I presume is included in S. India, 

 which measures length 18*25" ; wing 10" ; and tail 8-75". I have seen 

 two here within the last fortnight, but was unable to capture the second 

 one. 



AcciPiTEE — Key to the Speci.es^-(two species). 

 a. No gular stripe ; 5 or 6 dark bars, one terminal, on 



4th quill in adults A. nisus. 



(The Sparrow-Hawk.) 

 b Generally a dark gular stripe ; 7 or 8 dark bars on 



4th quill in adults A. virgatus. 



(The Besra Sparrow-Hawk.) 

 Palco. — Typical Falcons. — Key to the Species — (eight species). 

 a. Larger Falcons with long toes ; mid-toe without claw 

 over 1-75". 



a' 1st primary longer than 3rd; upper parts ashy 

 grey in adults. 



a" Cheek-stripe broader than eye ; no nuchal 

 collar, 

 a^ Crown dark grey, breast very slightly 



rufous F. peregrinus. 



(The Peregrine Falcon. i 

 £3 Crown blackish, breast generally deep 



rufous F. peregrinator. 



(The Shaheen Falcon.) 

 b" Cheek-stripe narrow, a buff nuchal 



collar ; head ashy grey or rufous F. barbarus. 



(The Barbary Falcon.) 



