jO class aves. 



This is now proved, by many specimens, to be 

 a distinct species, as there are many specimens in 

 collections. 



Short-toed Falcon. F. hemidactylus, Temm. pi. coL 

 t.3. 



Ashy lead colour, beneath paler ; tail beneath red- 

 dish, with two black bands ; quills black, with a 

 broad white band. Brazil. Length fifteen inches. 



Slender Hawk. F. gracilis, Temm. pi. col. 

 t.9I. 

 Ashy lead colour, beneath whitish, transversely 

 streaked with cinereous lines ; cheeks and throat 

 white. Brazil. Length 18 — 19 inches. 



Shining Hawk. F. nitidus, Lath. F. striolatus, 

 Temm. pi. col. t. 87. 294. Jun. 



Lead-coloured, beneath white, transversely waved 

 with ash colour ; tail black, with two narrow white 

 bars; legs long, yellow. Brazil. Length 13 — 14 

 inches. 



Yellow-throated Hawk. F. Xanthocorax, Temm. 

 pi. col. t. 92. 



Reddish-brown, beneath white, transversely striped 

 with rufous ; head, throat, and neck, cinnamon-red. 

 Brazil. Length 12 — 13 inches. 



Short-winged Falcon. F. brachipterus, Temm. pi. col. 

 t. 141. and 116 Jun. 



Dusky brown; beneath, and nuchal collar white, trans- 

 versely striped with black ; tail wedge-shaped, with 

 three narrow white bands; eyelids white. Brazil. 

 Length 18 — 20 inches. 



