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CRESTED WHITE FALCON. 



Falco niveus. F. niveus, crista bipenni pendente. 

 Snow-White Falcon, with two-feathered pendent crest. 

 Falco Ceylanensis. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Ceylonese Crested Falcon. Lath, sipi. , 



A drawing of this bird, but without any men- 

 tion of the size, was communicated to Mr. Pennant. 

 Said to be a native of Ceylon. 



CRESTED AFRICAN FALCON. 



Falco galericulatus. F. cristatus plumbeus, cauda fusco fasciata, 

 subtus albo-Jlavescens lateribus fasciatis, mandibula inferiort 

 truncato-dentata. 



Lead-coloured crested Falcon, with brown bands on the tail - } 

 beneath yellowish- white with banded sides, the lower man- 

 dible truncato-denticulate. 



Le Faucon Huppe. Levaill. Ois. Afr. pi. 28. 



General habit that of the Peregrine Falcon, 

 and a similar black patch beneath each cheek: 

 size of the male that of a common pigeon : the 

 female a fourth larger : irides orange : legs yellow : 

 inhabits the sea shores and borders of lakes in 

 Africa, feeding on fish, crabs, and shell-fish : builds 

 either on rocks or trees, and lays four rufous eggs. 





