i-ALCONIBie. — XLV. Ill 



fff. No ruflf ; 4 primaiies emarginate ; tail coverts white ; tail 

 black. . . . . . . . AsTUKiNA, 9. 



/. FALCO, LinnfEus. Falcons. 



* First primary only emarginate on inner web ; 2d longest, 1st 

 shorter than 4th ; tarsal plates small ; sexes colored alike, 

 f Tarsus not longer than middle toe, scarcely feathered below 

 joint. (Falco.) 



1. F. communis, Gm. Pbebgeinb Falcon. Duck 

 Hawk. Blackish ash with paler waves; below whitish, 

 barred; black cheek patches; L. 16; W. 13; T. 7. U. 

 S., not common. 



ff Tarsus longer than middle toe and claw, feathered for some 

 distance. {Hierofalco, Cuv.) 



2. F. sacer, Forst. Gyefalcon. Tarsus feathered 

 half way down, with only a bare strip behind; white or 

 ashy with dark markings; L. 24; W. 16; T. 10. Northern 

 regions of both continents; var. islandicus, S. to U. S. 

 in winter. (J^. gyrfalco, L.) 



3. F. mexicanus, Licht. Lanier Falcon. Tarsus 

 feathered ^ way down; general color brown; L. 18; W. 

 14; T. 8. S. W., E. to Ills. 



** Two primaries emarginate ( tarsal plates enlarged in front, 

 appearing like scutella. 

 i Tarsus about equal to middle toe; basal joints of toes without 

 transverse scutella. {JSsalon, Kaup.) 



4. F, eolumbarius, L. Pigeon Hawk. Ambeican 

 Mbelin. Ashy blue or blackish above, variegated 

 below; L. 13; W. 8; T. 5. U. S. 



\.t Tarsus longer than middle toe; basal joints of toes with 

 transverse scutella. {Tinnuneulus, Vieill.) 



5. F. sparverius, L. Spaeeow Hawk. Rusty - 

 Ceowned Falcon. Back tawny; wings bluish and 

 black; seven black blotches about head; tail chestnut, 



