Fam. Falconidae. — -78 — Gen. Gypogeranus. 



[West- Afrika; Gambia, Gold- und Sklaven-Küste, Gabun. — 

 Süd- Afrika. — Ost- Afrika; Zambesi: Dickinson. — Madagascar.] 



(jen. G-ypogeranus, 111. 



(Serpentarius, Cnv. — Sagittarins, Vosmaer. — Secretarins, Dumeril. — Ophio- 



tlieres, A^leül.) 



Nr. 49. Gypogeranus serpentarius. 



Falco serpentarius. Gm. — Otis secretarius, Scop. — Serpentarius 

 reptiliverus , Daud. — S. africanus, Sliaw. — Ophiotheres cristatus, Yieill. 



— Gypogeranus africanus^ Sm. — G. gambiensis et capensis, Ogilby. — 

 Serpentarius secretarius, Gray. . — Gypogeranus serpentarius, Hl. — Astur 

 secretarius, Sclileg. — Sonnerat, Voy. t. 50. — Le Vaill. Afr. t. 25. — Bp. 

 Consp. I. p. 12. — Schleg. Cat. Astur. p. 28. — Ogilby, Proceed. Zool. Soc. 

 1835. p. 105. — Hartl. W. Afr. Nr. 40. — Brehm, Thierl. ni. p. 530. — 

 Serpentarius reptiliverus et Orientalis, Verr. Proceed. Zool. Soc. 1856. p. 348. 

 352. — Id. Bull. Soc. d'acclim. Vol. III. — Sundev. Framställ. Le Vaill. 

 p. 26. — Ayres, Ibis, I. p. 237. — ßüpp. Syst. Ueb. Nr. 49. — Brelim, 

 Gab. Jouni. 1855. p. 491. — Id. Habesch, p. 208. — Heugl. Syst. Ueb. 

 Nr. 79. — Id. Gab. Journ. 1861. p. 424 et 426 et 1862. p. 296. — Hartm. 

 Gab. Journ. 1864. p. 158. — Lefeb. Abyss. Ois. p. 70. — Sagittarius ser- 

 pentarius, Hartl. et Finscli, 0. Afr. p. 93. — Layard, S. Afr. Nr. 48. 



Arabisch: Ter el-nesib (v-^^-^i/O-^ ^- ^- Scliicksalsvogel.) Tigrisch: 

 Faras-seitdn (<^Z,h '■ fl^ (TH '• •' ^- ^' ^^^ Teufels Koss). 



Cinereus, subtus pallidior; ventre, subalaribus , sub- et supra- 

 caudalibus albis , bis partim nigricante-subfasciatis ; remigibus, ter- 

 tiariis, tibialibusque nigris ; crisso nigricante ; plumis nonnullis nucba- 

 libus valde elongatis, tum nigricantibus tum fuscescente-canis ; rectri- 

 eibus \'i medianis valde elongatis et apicem versus angustatis, 

 Omnibus pallide canis, fascia lata ante apicem album nigra, extimis 

 basin versus colore nigro adspersis aut fascia altera nigra minus 

 conspicua ; rostro et pedibus coerulescente-incarnatis ; iride tum um- 

 brina tum pallide umbrino-ochracea; regione perioplitbalmica angu- 

 loque oris aurantiacis; papillis supraocularibus violascentibus. — 

 long. tot. ad ap. rectr. med. circa 4'. — rostr. a fr. 1''. 11''' — 2". 2' 



— al. 2'. — rectr. interm. 26—27". — tars. 11". 



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