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Severe Falcon, Lath. F. severus, Horsf. F. Aldro- 



vandi, Reinw. pi. col. t. 128. 

 Above, and the two middle tail feathers, blackish- 

 blue ; quills black, lowei- part spotted with red ; 

 beneath reddish; bill bluish; cera and feet yellow. 

 Length ten inches. Inhabits Java. 



Banded-throat Falcon. F. monogamelus, Tem. pi. 



col. t. 314. 

 Ashy throat ; tips of secondaries, tail covers, and 

 belly, white; central longitudinal band on throat, 

 quills, and many cross bands on belly, black ; tail 

 black, with a white central band ; cera and feet red= 

 Length 13 — 14 inches. Of Senegal. 



Double-bearded Falcon, F. biarmicus^ Temm. pi. 

 col. t. 324. 

 Above, dark ash ; inner web of quills white, spotted ; 

 tail, many narrow white bands. Beneath reddish- 

 white, with longitudinal streaks ; back of neck red- 

 dish, throat whitish ; a band from back of eye and 

 angle of bill black. Central Africa. Length fifteen 

 inches. 



Uniform Falcon. F. concolor, Temm. pi. col. 



t. 330. 



Bluish-gray ; shaft of feathers, quills, and bill, black ; 



tail obscurely banded. Senegal. Length 13 — 14 



inches, in B. Mus. 



White-throated Falcon. F. deiroleucus, Temm. pi. 



col. t. 348. 

 Black, throat white; spots on side of neck, breast, 

 and thighs, red-brown; belly yellow, with broad 

 black bands. Tail with five or six interrupted bands. 

 Brazil. Length eighteen inches. 



