62 CLASS AVES. 



destructive bird of prey of Europe. It continues all 

 the year in the forests ; falls on its prey from the tops 

 of trees, &c,, and destroys much game. The F. 

 communis fuscus, F. variegatiis, F. albidus, F. versi- 

 color, Gm., are all this bird in different states. 



But we may notice among the foreign Honey Buz- 

 zards, 



The Bacha, F. Bacha, Daud. Vail. O. A. t. 15. 



As big as ours ; brown^ with small round spots, and 

 white on the sides of the breast and belly ; a black 

 and white crest ; and a large white band on the middle 

 of the tail. It is a very cruel bird, proper to Africa^ 

 and makes its principal prey of the Hi/races. 



It has been placed with Cymindis, found also in 

 India and Java. 



Red-tail Hawk, F. Borealis, Gm. Wilson, A. O. 

 t. 52. f. 1. 



Dusky ; beneath whitish, with blackish hastate spots ; 

 tarsi partly feathered ; tail ferruginous, with a black 

 subterminal band. When young, the American Buz- 

 zard, F. Leverianus, Wilson, a. o. t. 52. f. 2. North 

 America, the Ace ruficaudus, Vieillot. 



Tackard Falcon, Lath. F. Tachardus, Shaw ; Le 

 Trachard, Vail. O. A. t. 19. 



Deep brown ; feathers pale edged ; beneath grayish 

 yellow, blotched with brown ; head grayish brown, 

 white streaked ; tail black banded ; legs partly fea- 

 thered, mottled. Africa. 



