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of the male; but the plumage nearly the fame: was fo bold as to take 
away a bird from the table where Mr. Levaillant fate preparing others. 
7d 
vig BS RaCORA culotte noire, Levaill. Oi/-i. p. 126. pl. 29.—Daudin. Ora. ii. p. 120, 
XCil. j ‘ 
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TRIS 1s fomewhat bisser than a pigeon: the bill is fingularly 
formed, in refpect to the under. mandible, as in the Crefted Indian 
Falcon, lead coloured, with a yellowifh’ cere: the plumage on the 
upper parts of the body and wings is grey brown, with a darker 
ftreak down the middle of each feather: the throat is white: the reft 
of the under parts very pale rufous, with dathes of dark brown, prin- 
cipally down the fhafts: the thighs are black: the quills and tail 
dark coloured; and the wings when clofed reach two-thirds of the 
way thereon; the tail in fhape rather rounded: the legs are yellow: 
irides hazel brown. 
This {pecies frequent the Grand Namaguas. M, Levaillant killed 
three in the action of feeding on a leveret, at the fame time ronfed 
another fomewhat larger, which was fuppofed to be a female. He 
was informed, that this bird is not uncommon on Sxeeuw-Lergen ({now 
mountain) where it is called Klyne berg-haan (little cock of the 
mountain) but by this name they call all the middle fized birds of 
prey, and the fmalier ones by the name of Valk or Falcon. 
Le Rounoir, Lewail]. Oi/. 1. p. 73. pl. 16. 
Bufe Jakal, Daudin. Orz. il. p. 161. CxXxxill. 
THis is the fize of our Buzzard, but comparatively more 
bulky, and the tail fhorter in proportion: the bill is dufky: 
cere and legs yellow: iris deep brown: the colour of the plurhage 
is moftly dufky brown: from the chin is a mixture of white, which 
changes on the breaft to rufous: the quills are dufky, banded with 
g. Supe. II. H paler 
54. 
BLACK- 
HIGHED 
EF. 
DESCRIPTION. 
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JACKAL 
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