Male and 
female. 
Syn. of 
adult and 
middle- 
aged male. 
Syn. of fe- 
male and 
young. 
26 RAPACES. FALCO. HarrIeERs. 
They are migratory upon the Continent, but remain with 
us the whole year. 
The affinity between this species and the Hen Hairrier, is 
shewn in the general contour of the form, the length of the 
tarsi, and in the similarity also of their habits and manners. 
Hen Harrier.—Falco cyaneus, Mont. 
PLATE 10. 
Falco cyaneus, Mont. Trans. Linn. Soc. v. 9. p. 182.— Meyer, 'Taschenb. 
Deut. v. 1. p. 182. 
(Falco cyaneus, Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 276.—Linn. Syst. 1. p. 126. 10.—Lath. 
Ind. Ornith. 1. 39. 94.—Multer, No. 74. 
Falco Torquatus, (mas.) Briss. Ornith. 1. p. 345.—Ié. 8vo, p. 100. 
Falco Bohemicus, Gmel. Syst. 1. p. 299. sp. 107.—Falco albicans, Jd. 
p- 276. sp. 162. 
Falco griseus, Gmel. p. 275. sp. 100.—Lath. Ind. Ornith. 1. p. 37. 86. 
Falco montanus, Gmel. 1. p. 278. sp. 106. var. B. 
Lanarius cinereus, Briss. 1. p. 365. 17.—Id. 8vo, p. 106. 
L’Oiseau St Martin, Buff: Ois. v. 1. p. 212.—/d. Pl. inl. 459. 
[ier St Martin, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. 1. p. 72. 
Busard a croupion blanc, Vail. Ois. d’Afri, Sen we fhe WAL ge 
Kore oder Halbweihe, Bechst. Tasch. Deut. p. 25. sp. 20. 
Hen Harrier, Brit. Zool. 1. No. 58. t. 28.— Will. (Angl.) p. ere 
2. t. 5.—Lath. Syn. v. 1. p. 88.—Id. Suppl. p. 22.—Lewin’s Birds, 1 
t. 18.—Hayes’ Br. Birds.— Mont. Ornith. Dict. v. 1.—Jd. Suppl.— Wale. 
Syn. t. zd —Bewick’s Br. Birds, 1. p. 33.—Pult. Cat. Dorset. p. 3.— 
Don. Br. Birds. 3. t. 59.—Low’s Fau. Orcad. p. 37.—Shaw’s Zool. 
7. 163. 
(New von Falcon, Penn. Arct. Zool. 2. p. 269. 
(Falco Pygargus, Linn. 1. p. 126. 11.—Gmel. Syst. 1.-p. 277. sp. 11.— 
Lath. Ind. Ornith. 1. p. 39. 94.—Raii, Syn. p. 17. 5. (fem.)—Muller, 
No. 74.—Wiill. p. 40. 
Falco Hudsonii et Buffonii, Gmel. 2. p. 277. sp. Sie ane 103. 
Falco rubiginosus, Lath. Ind. Ornith. 1. p. 27. sp 
Falco torquatus, (fem.) Briss. 1. p. 345. 7.—I6. ee p- 100. 
La Soubuse, Buff: Ois. v. 1. p. 215. t. 9.—IJd. Pl. Enl. 443. young female, 
and 480. young male. 
4 Le Busard Grenouillard, Vail. Ois. d’Afriq. 1. P]. 23. 
Ring-tail, Br. Zool. 1. No. 59.—Id. fol. p. 68. t. A. 7.—Lath. Syn. 1. 
p- 89. 95.—Id. Sup. p. 22.—Mont. Ornith. Dict.—Id. Sup.—Lewin’s 
Brit. Birds, 1. t. 18.—Wi#ill. (Ang.) p. 72.—Walc. Syn. 1. t. 18.— 
Bewick’s Br. Birds, 1. p. 35.—Shaw’s Zool. 7. p. 163. 
Ring-tail Hawk, Edwards, t. 107.—Arct. oer a, iNo! 106. 
White-rumped bay Falcon, Lath. Syn. 1. p. 5 
Hudson’s Bay Ring-tail, Lath. Syn. 1. p. 91. 76. 
{ Cayenne Ring-tail, Lath. Syn. 1. p. 91. 
The above long list of synonymes arises from this bird ha- 
ving been considered by many ornithological writers as two 
