194 ORANGE-BREASTED HOBBY. 



the male: it is greatly superior in size: its legs 

 have a tinge of green; in other respects it re- 

 sembles the former." 



ORANGE-BREASTED HOBBY. 



Falco aurantius. F. rostro pedibusque plumbeis, corpore nigri- 

 cante, durso basique caudce fasciis albicantibus interruptis, pec- 

 tore fuho,femoribusj errugineis. Lath. ind. orn. 



Falcon with lead- coloured bill and legs, blackish body with the 

 back and base of the tail marked by interrupted whitish bars, 

 fulvous breast, and ferruginous thighs. 



Orange-Breasted Hobby. Lath. syn. 



The different specimens of this bird vary in size, 

 some measuring ten, and others fifteen inches : 

 they also vary in intensity of colour, some being 

 marked with blueish instead of whitish bands on 

 the back; and the smaller varieties have orange- 

 coloured legs. Supposed to be a native of South 

 America. 



