1834.] Insessorial orders in the Dakhan. 419 



met with. Sexes alike. Female lays two large white eggs. Length, inclusive 

 of tail, 19 to 21 inches : tail 9 inches. 



Genus Circae/us, Vieill. 



6. Circ. brachydactylus. Falco brachydactylus, Wolf. Aquila brachydacfyla, Meyer. 



Falro Qallicus, Gmel., p. 295. sp, 52. Le Jean le Blanc, PI. Enl. 413. 

 Colonel Sykk's specimen was a female. Irides deep orange at the external margin, 

 passing to straw-yellow at the internal margin. The remains of a snake and 

 two rats were found in the stomach. Length, inclusive of tail, 30 inches : tail 

 11 inches. 



Genus Aquila, Auct. 



7. Aq. chrysaeta. Falco chrysaefos, Linn. Golden Eagle, Lath. 



Colonel Sykes's specimen differs so slightly from the European hinl as not to jus- 

 tify its separation. 



8. Aq. 6i/asciata, Hardwicke and Gray's Intl. Zool. 



Irides brownish yellow ochre. Sexes alike in plumage ; non-adult birds paler 

 than adults. A whole rat found in the stomach of one bird. A second bird 

 •was shot by Colonel Sykes at the dead carcase of a royal tiger ; but it had not 

 tasted the banquet, as the stomach was empty. Length, inclusive of tail, 30 

 inches : tail 11 inches. 



Genus Hcematornis, Vigors. 



9. Ham. Bacha. Falco Bacha, Daud. pi. 22. Le Bacha, Le Vaill., Ois. d'Afr. pi. 



15. 

 Colonel Syke's collection does not possess a specimen, but he identified a specimen 

 in the possession of a friend, shot in the Dakhan. 



Sub-Fam. Accipitrina. Hawk. 

 Genus Accipiter, Ray. Sparrow Hawk. 



10. Accipiter Dukhunensis. Ace. supra fusco-brunncus, plumarum marginibus 

 pa'-idioribus, capite postico nuchdque albo variegatis ; subtlis albus, pectore abdomi- 

 neque notis subrotundatis grandibus, femorum tectricibus parvis, rufescentibus stria' 

 tis ; rectricibus fusco fasciatis, fasciis externarum confertioribus ; tarsis subbre- 

 tibus. 



Irides stramineo-flavae, margine gracili nigro circumdatae. 

 Longitudo corporis 14j unc, caudee 6§, tarsi 1 J. 

 Sexes alike in plumasre. Resembles the Acc.fringillarius, but differs in the lon- 

 gitudinal broad reddish patches on the breast, in less red on the sides, in a black 

 narrow streak down the throat, in shorter wings, in the tail having six broad bars 

 instead of four, in the male bird being as large as the European female, and fi- 

 nally in the shorter tarsi and centre toes. 



11. Ace. Dussumieri. Falco Dussumieri, Temm., PI. Col. 308. female. 



Irides bright yellow, with an exterior narrow margin of black. Wings short. 

 Tail long and narrow, being only the width of the upper feather. M. Tem- 

 minck's specific characters are taken from a female, the male being unknown. 

 Colonel Sykes has but one specimen, and that a female, the male being unknown 

 to him. Length, inclusive of tail, 12§ inches : tail 6§ inches. 



Genus Astur. Auct. Goshawk. 



12. Astur Hyder. Ast . corpore supra et subtlis brunneo, dorso imo rufescenti, plu- 

 marum rhachibus fuscis, alarum tectricibus albo notatis ; abdomine maculis albis 



fascial o ; frontis fascia gracili guttureque albis, hoc lineis tribus latis fuscis, und in 

 medio, cceteris utrinque ad latera, notato ; femorum tectricibus crissoque albis, rufo 

 fasciatis ; caudd supra rufd, fasciis quinque gracilibus, fere obsoletis, alterdque 

 prope basin lata, fuscis notatu ; remigibus fusco-brunneis ad apicen fuscis, pogoniis 

 intemis fasciis quinque fuscis gracilibus, alboque ad basin notatis. 

 Rostrum ad basin ftavuni, ad apicem nigrum. Pedes flavi ; unguibus nigris. 

 Longitudo corporis 16| — 17 unc, caudee 6§ — 7. 

 This bird has the three stripes upon the throat, and the aspect of Falco trivirgalus, 

 Temm., fig. 303, but it is a much larger bird than M. Temminck's, and has 

 otherwise characters in the plumage to entitle it to a specific distinction. A 

 couple of mice were found in the stomach of one bird. Sexes alike in plumage. 

 Female a little larger than the male. 



Sub-Fam. Falconnina. 

 Genus Faco, Auct. Falcon. , 



13. Falco Tinnunculus, Linn. Kestril. 



Irides intense brown. A very abundant bird in the Dakhan. Both sexes are 

 absolutely identical with the European birds in their characteristic plumage. 

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