38 LANNER FALCON. 
of a redder brown towards the anterior extremity of the wing. The 
primaries, with the exception of the light spots on the inner barbs, are 
blackish brown. The ground colour of the tail is paler than that of 
the wings, and broken by a dozen transverse bands of a dirty white 
colour, shaded with grey brown; the tip of the tail is whitish. The 
lesser wing coverts are marked by longitudinal dark spots, and infe- 
riorly with orbicular whitish spots: upon the greater coverts these 
markings assume the form of transverse bands. The prevailing colour 
of the inferior parts is white, more or less strongly shaded with pale 
reddish yellow. The chin, throat, and sometimes the crop, are of a 
uniform whitish hue, but the other inferior parts are ornamented with 
cordate markings on the chest and belly, assuming on the flanks more 
the form of bands, lighter in colour on the thighs. On the under tail 
coverts the dark spots are generally longitudinal and rather narrow. 
I have been very careful in giving as fully as possible Schlegel's 
description of this and the two preceding birds, in order that those who 
have not access to his great work on Falconry, may have an opportunity 
of understanding the grounds upon which they are constituted distinct 
species by that able and indefatigable naturalist. 
Good specimens of all are to be seen in the splendid collection of 
the British Museum. 
The upper egg figured of this bird is from a specimen taken in 
Egypt, and kindly lent to me by Lord Lilford, and as the egg is very 
rare I have figured another undoubted specimen in the collection of 
Mr. Savile Reid, which came from Olcese of Tangier, where Major 
Irby saw both eggs and old bird. 
