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The iris is dull brown, the bare skin round the eye 

 and the legs are yellow. 



26. TimmunculuS rupicoloides (Smith). Greater South-African 

 Kestrel. 



Falco rupicoloides, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 92. 

 Tinnuneuhis rupicoloides, Gumey, Birds Damar., Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 1864, p. 2. 

 „ „ Layard's Oat. No. 33. 



Falco rupicoloides, Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 390. 

 „ „ Finsch & Hartlaub's Vbgel Ost-Afrika's, p. 70. 



This species is very sparingly met with in Damara 

 Land, but is a little more frequ^at as one approaches 

 the Orange Eiver ; it is also found at Lake Ngami. 



The iris is whitish, deeply impregnated with brown; 



the eyelid and cere are yellow ; the bare space round the 



eye and the basal part of the bill livid yellowish, the 



remainder of the bill horn-colour; the legs and toes 



bright yellow. 



[In addition to the localities above given, this species occurs 

 in Ondonga, Ovampo Land, Mr. Andersson's last collection 

 having contained specimens from that locality. — Ed.J 



27. Polihierax semitorquatus (Smith). African Dwarf Falcon. 



Falco semitorquatus, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 1 (male, adult). 

 Poliohierax semitorquatus, Andersson, in Proc. Zool. Soc. 1864, p. 4. 

 Hypotriorchis castanonotus, Heuglin, in Ibis, 1800, p. 407, and 



Sclater, inlbis, 1861, pi. 12 (female, adult). 

 Falco semitorquatus, Chapman's Travels in S. Air., App. p. 391. 



„ „ Heuglin's Om. Nord-Ost-Afr. pi. 1 (male, im- 



mature). 

 Polihierax semitorquatus, Gray's Hand-list of Birds, No. 197. 

 Falco semitorquatus, Finsch & Hartlauh's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 77. 



This exquisite little Falcon may be regarded as very 



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