28 CLASS AVES. 



Orange-breasted Hobby, Lath. F. aurantiuSf Lath. 

 Spix. t. 



Bill and feet lead coloured , body blackish ; back 

 and base of tail white, interrupted bands on chest ful- 

 vous, thigh ferruginous. Surinam. Length fifteen 

 inches. 



The Chicquera Falcon^ Lath. F. chicquera, Shaw. 

 Vail. O. A. t. 30. 



Above bluish ; top of the head and nape reddish ; 

 beneath white, banded with ash colour ; end of the 

 tail red, with a black band ; feet and bill yellow. 

 Inhabits Africa. Length ten inches. 



The Crested Indian Falcon. {F. frontalis, Daud. 

 Vail. O. A. t. 28.) 



Crested ; slate-colour crest ; nape, patch under each 

 jaw, quills, brown ; belly dirty white, black banded ; 

 tail long, with seven or eight brown bands. Of India. 



The Black-thighed Falcon. (F. tibialis, Daud. Vail. 

 O. A.t.29.) 



Above gray-brown, centre of feathers dark ; throat 

 white ; beneath pale rufous, with dark brown streaks 

 on the thigh, black ; quill and tail dark ; legs yellow; 

 bill lead coloured. Size of a pigeon. Inhabits the 

 Cape of Good Hope. 



Rufous-backed Kestril, Lath. (F. rupicolus, Dand. 

 F.rupicola,\Ach.t. F.capensis, Shaw. Vail. O. A. 

 t. 35.) 



Above reddish-brown, spotted with black ; head red- 

 dish-brown ; wings black, tail red ; beneath ash-co- 

 loured, rayed with black; throat white, bill black; 

 feet yellow. Length fifteen inches. Of Africa. 



