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FALCONID &—continued. 
America. 
the gray on the breast extends further 
down, and the under parts of the 
body, especially the flanks and under 
wing coverts, are barred with pale 
rufus.” (Dresser. ) 
Tail and secondaries with sub-terminal 
bar of dusky, which is absent in the 
European bird. (Baird, Brown, and 
tidgway.) 
The tarsus is said to be considerably 
longer = 2°90 to 3:25 (B.B.R.) = 3:2 
(D.), but I have not found this 
constant, some of the Americans hav- 
ing the tarsus just as short as the 
average Huropeans. 
It seems to be intermediate between C. 
cyaneus and C. cinereus. 
Astur palumbarius var. atricapillus.* Will. 
(American Goshawk.) 
British America and Northern United 
States. 
The male above is blueish slate colour; 
top of the head black; the bars on the 
breast are blueish slate coloured 
irregular lines. Throat not barred. 
(Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway.) 
Buteo vulgaris. 
A single specimen was taken at Pau-pau, 
Michegan, 1873, by Mr. J. D. Allen. 
(C. J. Maynard, Bull. Nutt. Orm. 
Club, Vol. I., Nos. 1 and 2.) 
Buteo lineatus.* Gm. (Red-shouldered 
Buzzard. ) 
North America, east of the Rocky 
mountains, from Texas to Canada. 
Scien. Proc., R.D.S. Vou. 11, PT. v. 
Europe. 
Tarsus = 2°70 to 2:85. (Baird, Brewer, 
and Ridgway.) 
2-62, (Dresser. ) 
Astur palumbarius var. atricapillus. 
According to Mr Harting’s handbook 
one occurred at Schehallion, Perth- 
shire, Spring, 1869. (R. Gray, Ibis, 
1870, p. 292.) 
One at the Galtee mountains, Ireland, 
Feb., 1870. (Sir Victor Brooke, Ibis, 
1870, p. 538.) 
One near Parsonstown, King’s County, 
Ireland. (A. B. Brooke, Zool., 1871, 
p. 2524.) 
Astur palumbarius. 
(Goshawk.) 
Europe generally, rare in England. 
Northern and Central Asia, straggling 
(L.) C. L. Brehm. 
to the plains of India. (Dresser.) 
Rarely in Africa. 
The male above is umber brown; 
top of the head dull dusky; bars on 
the breast brown, and well defined. 
Throat barred. (Baird, Brewer, and 
Ridgway.) 
Buteo vulgaris.* Leach. (Common Buz- 
zard.) 
Europe generally ; replaced in the 
eastern part of the continent by B. 
desertorum. 
Von Middendorff found it in Eastern 
Siberia. Menetries says it is common 
in the Caucasus; and Canon Tristram 
found it in Palestine. It is found also 
in Egypt, Algeria, Canaries, Madeira, 
and Azores. 
Buteo lineatus. 
One occurred at Kingussie, Invernesshire, 
26 Feb., 1863. (Newcome, Ibis, 
1865, p. 549.) 
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