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THARU FALCON. 



Falco Tharus. F. albidus nigra maculatus, crista occipitali 

 remigibus caadceque dpice nigris. 



Whitish Falcon spotted with black ; the occipital crest, wing- 

 feathers, and tip of the tail black. 



Tharu. Mollina Hist. Nat. Chil. 



Size of a large fowl: bill whitish: legs yellow: 

 female smaller than the male, and of a grey colour. 

 This species, according to Molina, is common in 

 Chili, feeding both on dead and living prey; which 

 latter it is said to lie in wait for, and seize suddenly, 

 not pursuing it, like others of the aquiline tribe, 

 Jt builds in tall trees. 



RUBIGINOUS FALCON. 



Falco rubiginosus. F. fuscits, subtus albescenti-luteus, macula 

 pectorali lutea, rcctricibus fasciis quatuor tcstaceis. Lath, 

 ■hid. orn. 



Erown Falcon, whitish-luteous beneath, with luteous pectoral 

 spot, and four testaceous bars. 



Native of Sclavonia. The bill is black, the legs 

 yellow, and the head Isabella-coloured. 



