CHONDROHIEKAX. — SLANT'S. 269 



Leptoclon paUiatus Braboiirne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 71. no. 660, 

 1912. 



Adult female. Head and liind-neck slate-grey, becoming paler 

 on the sides o£ the face and greyish white on ihe throat, breast, 

 abdomen, and under tail-coverts; thighs similar, but somewl.'at 

 tinged with grey, especially on the hinder portion ; axillaries and 

 under wing-coverts black ; back, wings, and tail glossy black ; 

 the u})per wing-coverts, primary and secondary quills banded with 

 grey, as are also the upper tdil-coverts and tail, " Bill horn-black ; 

 feet yellow ; claws horn-brown." 



Total length 470 mm., culmen (including the cere) 33, wdng 320, 

 tail 222, tarsus 43, middle toe and chnv 48. 



The female described was collected at the Mountains of the Moon. 



Adult male. Similar to the adult female but smaller. Wing 

 300 mm. 



Another specimen, which is moulting into the fully adult 

 plumage, has the under wing-coverts and axillaries pure white. 



Breeding-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



Eggs. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Upper Takutu Mountains, Bonasika 

 River {McConnell collection) ; Roraima (Mhitely). 



E.i'tralimital Range. East Peru, South-east Brazil. 



Ilahits. Schomburgk states (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 736) that he 

 found this bird in the virgin forests. During his stay at the 

 Caraiben settlement he often saw it soar with p-raceful flioht 

 round the settlement. He did not observe it nesting. 



According to Mr. J. J. Quelch (Timehri (2) vi. p. 138) the 

 STuie remarks apply to this bird as to the preceding species. 

 Th's species seems to be of dull sluggish habit. It does not occur 

 commonly on the coast, being more frequently taken in the low 

 bush and along the edges of the forest-creeks, where it appears 

 to deliiiht in seclusion. 



Genus ELANUS Savigny. 



Ehtnus Savigny, Deser. Egypt. Hist. Nat. i. p. GO, 1SU9. Tyi>c 

 E. cceruleus (Desf.). 



Tiie members of this goinis have the loral .■^[)ac(i reathorcil, and 

 the wings, when closed, reach to the end of ihc tail. 



