Fam. Falconidae — 78 — Gen. Gypogeranus. 



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

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



Gen. Gypogeranus, 111. 



(Serpentarius, Cuv. — Sagittarius, Vosmaer. — Secretarins, Dumeril. — Ophio- 



theres, Vieül.) 



Nr. 49. Gypogeranus serpentarius. 



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

 reptiliverus , Daud. — S. africanus, Shaw. — Ophiotheres cristatus, Vieill. 



— Gypogeranus africanus, Sm. — G. gambiensis et capensis, Ogüby. — 

 Serpentarius secretarius, Gray. — Gypogeranus serpentarius, 111. ■ — Astur 

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

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

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

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

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

 p. 26. — Ayres, Ibis, I. p. 237. - - Kupp. Syst. Heb. Nr. 49. — Brehm, 

 Cab. Journ. 1855. p. 491. — Id. Habesch, p. 208. — Heugl. Syst. Beb. 

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

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

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



Arabisch: Ter el-nesib (w*~<2XHr\<b d. h. Schicksalsvogel.) Tigrisch: 

 Faras-seitdn (4,Z,fl : t\ JE ITH '■'■> d - h - des Teufels Koss )- 



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

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

 tiariis, tibialibusque nigris ; crisso nigricante 5 plumis nomiullis nuclia- 

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

 cibus V 1 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-ocliracea; regione periophthalmica angu- 

 loque oris aurantiacis; papillis supraocularibus violascentibus. — 

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



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



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