205 



Similar to F. b. feldeggii, but paler and less 

 marked with blackish on crown, also 

 slightly smaller ; wing <J 310-323, ? 338- 

 356 mm. 



•\*305d. Falco biarmicus feldeggii Schleg., in Suse- 

 mihl, Vogel Europas, pi. 8a (1843 or 1844) ; 

 idem Abh. Geb. Zool. & Vergl. Anat., heft 

 iii., p. 2-3, pi. 10, 11 (1844). [Dalmatia.] 

 European Lanner. 



Size about the same ; wing ^ 310-326, 

 $ 345-356 mm. ; with the under parts much 

 more heavily spotted than in F. b. biarmicus 

 and the ground colour more creamy white ; 

 crown and nape creamy rufous. 



S.E. Europe 

 (Balkan coun- 

 tries [not ex- 

 tending to 

 Russia], 

 S. Italy. 



■j"*306. Falco cherrug cherrug Gray, in Hardw. 

 111. Ind. Zool. ii., pi. 25 (1833-34) . [India.] 

 Saker Falcon. 



Larger ; wing <J 350-370, ? 392-420 mrn. ; 

 head pale rufous to rufous white, with 

 narrow blackish shaft stripes ; above 

 earthy brown, all feathers margined with 

 rufous ; quills with white bars on inner 

 webs uniting on margins ; tail barred with 

 rufous white on inner webs and with oval 

 spots on outer webs ; sides of face and 

 throat white, with dusky streaks on ear- 

 coverts, but no distinct moustache ; below 

 whitish, chest slightly and breast and belly 

 thickly marked with blackish brown, be- 

 coming bars on flanks. Immature : very 

 little rufous on head ; moustache stripe 

 more apparent ; tail with central feathers 

 generally immarked ; below more heavily 

 and longitudinally marked. 



S.E. Europe 

 (Balkan Penin. 

 and S. Russia) 

 Cyprus (cas.) ; 

 C. Asia, to 

 N.W. India, 

 China and 

 Sudan in winter 



