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and whose most distinctive character consists in the 

 nostrils, which are nearly closed, and are like a mere 

 cleft. Of these may be made a small tribe, under the 

 name Cymindis_, Cuv. ; which is the Greek name of 

 an undetermined bird of prey. Of these is 



The small Cayenne Eagle, {petit Autour de Cayenne, Buff., 

 F. Cayenensis^ Gm.) Enl. 473. pi. col. 270. 



Has moreover, as a character, a small tooth at the 

 bend of the beak. The adult is white ; the mantle 

 bluish-black, with the head ashy, with four white 

 bands on the tail ; the young has the mantle varied 

 with brown and red, with some black spots. 



The F. glaiicopis, Merrem. Beytr. ii. t. 7. is a com- 

 mon Buzzard. The F. albus, Shaw, in White's Jour- 

 nal, is an Hawk. 



Hook-bill Eagle, F. uncinatus. Tern. p. col. 103. 

 104 9 115 Jun. 



Lead coloured, beneath paler ; quills banded with 

 brown ash ; tail-base white, tips grayish ; beak 

 hooked. Brazil. Length 15 — 17 inches. 



Crowned Eagle, Lath. F. coronatus, Azara. pi. col. 



235. 

 Crested, black ; head reddish-gray ; belly white ; 

 thighs white, spotted with black. Grenada. Length 

 thirty inches. 



There are others which have similar beaks, nostrils, 

 and wings, but their tarsi are short, and shielded, as 



White-rumped Falcon, {F. leucopygus, Spix, t. 2.) 



Blackish-gray j throat, abdomen and tail brownish ; 

 vent and base of tail, white. Amazon river, Brazil. 



