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Wilson, Am.-Orn. pi. 76; Salvin & Brod. Falconry, pis. 1-5; Schlegel & Verst. Traite 

 Fauc. pis. 11, 12. 



d ad. capite, nucha, collo postico, capitis lateribus et macula sub oculo longitudinali fusco-nigricantibus, pilei 

 plumis nonnullis centraliter saturatioribus, dorso et tectricibus alarum cinereo-caerulescentibus fusco 

 transversim fasciatis : remigibus nigricantibus, in pogonio interno maculis oblongis transversis albi- 

 cantibus notatis, secundariis intimis dorso concoloribus : uropygio et supracaudalibus magis cserules- 

 centibus : cauda, nigro-fusca, valde cinereo fasciata et albido apicata, : corpore subtiis albo vix cervino 

 tincto, gula et pectore summo nigro-fusco guttatis, pectore inferiore, abdomine, femoribus et crisso 

 transversim nigricante undulatis : cera, et pedibus flavis : rostro saturate corneo-Cffiruleo, ad basin 

 pallidiore : iride fusca.. 



d juv. supra saturate fuscus, marginibus pennarum ferruginescentibus, fronte et pileo antico albidis, nucha 

 et collo postico rufescente albido notatis : remigibus primariis ut in adulto picturatis sed albido 

 marginatis, secundariis dorso concoloribus : mento albo : corpore subtus albido, rufescente cervino 

 lavato et conspicue nigro-fusco striato : cauda, nigro-fusca, albido apicata, rectricibus in pogonio 

 interno ochraceo fasciatis et in pogonio externo maculis oblongis transversis notatis : cera et pedibus 

 cseruleis : rostro et iride ut in adulto coloratis. 



Adult Male (near Stettin) . Crown, nape, hind neck, sides of the head to below the eye, and a large 

 moustachial patch sooty black, some of the feathers on the crown having slightly darker centres ; 

 back, scapulars, wing-coverts, and secondaries dark slate-blue, with darker, almost blackish slate bars, 

 which are much broader on the upper part of the back, and become narrower below ; the lower portion 

 of the back much lighter, becoming slate-blue on the rump and upper tail-coverts, which latter have 

 also darker cross bars ; primaries black with a greyish tinge, on the terminal portion slightly edged 

 with white, and on the inner web marked with oblong greyish white spots ; tail blackish with slate- 

 blue broad bars at the base, which gradually become darker slate towards the tip; extreme tip of the 

 tail brownish white ; underparts white with a warm rufous-uff tinge] ; throat and upper breast marked 

 with only a few stray long drop-shaped markings ; rest of the underparts boldly barred with blackish ; 

 cere and legs yellow ; iris brown ; bill dark bluish horn, becoming light blue at the base. Total length 

 about 15 - 5 inches, culmen 1-1, wing 12"2, tail 6'4, tarsus 2'2, middle toe with claw 1*7. 



Adult Female (Macedonia, 9th December) . Resembles the male above described, but is larger, measuring — 

 total length 19*5 inches, culmen 14, wing 14 - 0, tail 7 - 8, tarsus 2 - 3, middle toe with claw 2'05. 



Young Male (Volga, May). Crown, sides of the head, and moustachial patch black with a brownish tinge, 

 the fore and centre parts of the crown conspicuously marked with dirty white ; nape and hind neck 

 marked with pale rufous or reddish white ; upper parts blackish brown, the feathers having narrow 

 lighter edges ; rump-feathers with fulvous tips and edges, the upper tail-coverts having these tips 

 broad and nearly white ; tail dark brown with a greyish tinge, tipped with white, and marked with 

 bands on the inner web, and almost oval spots on the outer web of the feathers of a warm ochreous 

 or reddish buff tinge ; primary quills as in the adult, but with rather broader whitish edges, secondaries 

 coloured like the back ; chin white ; rest of the underparts white with a warm rufous buff tinge, 

 broadly striped with blackish brown ; cere and feet bluish ; bill and iris as in the adult. 



Few of the Eaptores have so extensive a range as the present species, which is met with from 

 the icy mountain-ranges of Greenland down to the parched wastes of South Africa, throughout 



