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HARPY FALCON. 



Falco rufus. F. pedibus Jlavis, corpore rufo maculis langitudi- 

 nalibus vario, dorso fitsco, remigibus secondariis caudaque ci- 

 nereis. 



Rufous Falcon with longitudinal, dusky streaks, brown back, 

 ash-coloured secondaries and tail, and yellow legs. 



Falco rufus. Lath. ind. orn. Harpy Buzzard. Lath. syn. 



La Harpaye. Buff. oh. I. p. 21?. PL Enl. 460. 



Size of a female Goshawk. Native of France 

 and Germany, frequenting low places, rivers, and 

 ponds, and often preying on fish. In habit or 

 general appearance it seems considerably allied 

 to the Ring-tail, but is of larger size. 



ST. JOHN S FALCON. 



Falco S. Johannis. F. fuscus, supra grisco nigroque varius, 



cauda albldo nigrcque fasciata. 

 Brown Falcon, varied above with black and grey, the tail with 



black and whitish bars. 

 Falco Sancti Johannis. Lin.Gmel. Lath. ind. orn. 

 St. John's Falcon. Penn. Arct. Zool. 



Length one foot nine inches : bill short and 

 dusky: legs covered with feathers to the toes, 

 which are yellow, and very short. Native of Hud- 

 son's Bay and Newfoundland. 



