4 NEOPHEON GLNGIMANUS. 



human dwellings. Mr. Hume mentions having found nests entirely lined with human hair, while others had 

 nothing but green leaves to protect the eggs. These are usually two in number, but sometimes three, broad 

 oval in shape, of a greyish-white or reddish ground-colour, and covered with very variable markings. 

 Mr. Hume remarks, in his 'Nests and Eggs,' that " every possible shade of brownish red and reddish brown 

 is met with, and every degree of marking, from a few distinct scattered specks to streaks and blotches, nearly 

 confluent over the greater portion of the egg's surface." They average 26 inches in length by l - 98 in breadth. 



Fam. FALCON1D.E. 



" Crown of the head always clothed with feathers, though the sides of the face are often 

 more or less bare. Outer toe (except in the Polyborince) only connected to the middle toe by 

 interdigital membrane." (Sharpe, Cat. Birds, i. p. 30.) 



Subfam. ACCIPITRIN^E. 



" Outer toe connected to middle toe by an interdigital membrane ; tibia and tarsus to all 

 intents equal in length, the difference between them not so great as the length of hind claw." 

 (Sharpe, Cat. Birds, i. p. 46.) 





