JFES. 289 



rather close imperfect black transverse bars ; chin-stripe 

 very much developed, and a tendency to a rufous collar 

 at the back of the neck. 



5. F. tanypterus, Licht. 



Tinnunculus biarmicus, Schleg. Abhand. t. 12, 13. — Eiipp. Syst 



Uebers. No. 30. 

 Falco biarmicus, Ferret et Gallinier, No. 4. — Lefebvre, p. 67. 

 F. cervicalis, HengL Syst. Uebers. No. 44. — Brehm, Habesch, 



No. 12. 

 F. lanarius nubicus, Heugl. Om. N. 0. Afr. No. 12, p. 23. 



The common Falcon, I believe, of the Abyssinian high- 

 lands. I shot three specimens on the plateau ; one at 

 10,500 feet, on the top of the Wandash saddle, another 

 at Dongolo, a third at Adigrat. This bird was also 

 frequently met with in the Anseba and Lebka valleys. 



in. in. 



In the male from Wandash the wing measures . 13'5 ; tail, 7'5. 

 In a female from the Lebka river „ .15 » 8. 



The latter specimen is very rufous beneath, with very 

 few black marks. 



6. F. sacer, auct. (1 Gm.) ' 



Gould's Birds of Asia, pt. xx.— Schlegel, Traite de Fauconnerie, 



pL 5. 

 F. saqer, Heugl. Om. N. 0. Afr. No. 13, 



Iris brown ; orbit, cere, and nearly the whole beak 

 bluish grey, tip of bill dusky ; legs pale greenish grey. 



I killed a single specimen at Kelamet in the Lebka 

 valley, nearly 3,000 feet above the sea. I saw a pair 



• I greatly doubt if this be the Falco sacer of Gmelin. 

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