40 
43. 
BLACK and 
WHITEINDIAN 
F, 
Descriprion. 
PLACE. 
440 
CHANTING 
F. 
DESCRIPTION, 
Fo As CLO. ae 
F. melanoleucus, Znd. Orn. i. p. 36. 85. | Var. 
Le Tchoug, Lewaill. Qi/: i. p. 133. pl. 32. 
Epervier pie, Daudin. Ora. ii. p. 85. 51. 
Black and White Indian Falcon, Gen. Syz. is ps 81.——Ld. Sup. p. 20.%-Young 
bird. 
“HIS feems greatly allied to the Hen-harrier, forin fizeit correfponds 
as well as fhape: the bill is black: the head, neck, back, and 
wings are moftly of a deep brown; but the back part of the head 
inclines to black, with a mixture of white at the back part of the 
neck, and wing coverts: the greater quills are dufky, the feconda- 
ries partly dufky white: all the under parts from the breaft, the 
belly, thighs, vent, rump, and tail are white; but the tail, which is 
nearly even at the end, inclines a little to rufous grey, and the two 
middle feathers of it have a fort of brewn crefcent on the tips: the 
legs are long and yellow: this appears to be a bird not come to its 
adult plumage, on account of the mixture of white among the 
feathers. é 
This fpecimen came from Bengal, where it is known by the name 
of Tchoug; is thought alfo to be a native of the Cape of Good Hope, 
as Mr. Levaillant faw a bird of this kind pafs over his head, in 
which the head and neck were black, and rump and under parts 
were white: this was probably our Black and White Falcon in its 
perfect plumage. ; 
Le Faucon chanteur, Levaill. Oi, i, p. 117. N° 27.—Daudin, Orn. ii. p. 116. 
Ixxxviii. ae eK 
HIS beautiful fpecies is the fize of the Common Falcon, and the 
plumage in general of a very pale lead or dove colour, but the 
top of the head and fcapulars are much darker, inclining to brown ; 
and 
