THE RED-FOOTED KESTREL. 



{Cerchneis vespertina.) 



THE Birds of Prey may be systematically 

 divided under the following heads : — 

 American Vultures, True Vultures, Caracaras, 

 Secretary-Birds, Harriers, Sparrow-Hawks, Buz- 

 zards, Eagles, Kites, Falcons, Ospreys and Owls. 

 The subject of the present notice belongs to the 

 group of the Falcons (Falconidce), which comprises 

 some of the most striking in appearance, and 

 also some of the most beautiful of all accipitrine 

 birds. 



First of all we have the Cuckoo-Falcons 

 {Baza), which have a curious and interesting geo- 

 graphical distribution, as the genus Baza is one 



