BIRDS. RAPACIOUS. Falcons. 509 



the under parts of the body are rutty brov/n with white bars ; the tall has four 

 brown bars, and is white at the end. Lath. ind. orn. i. 35. n, 78. 



F. hyemalis. Syft. nat. ed. Gm. i. 274. n. 96. and 96. /3. — Northern Falcon. Lath. fyn. i. 79. 

 n. 62 Winter Falcon. ArdT. zool. ii. 209. n. 107. 



Inhabits New-York during winter. — The female, which is the Winter Falcon of the Arctic zoology, 

 has the under parts of the body white, with heart-fhaped brown fpots, and the fcrag is ftreaked with 

 white. In the male the fcrag is whitifh, the body is flender, and the legs are long. This fpecies is 

 about the fize of the Ring-tail Hawk, being about eighteen inches long. 



136 38. Rhomboidal Falcon. — Falco rhombens. 



The legs are yellowifh ; the body is grey on the upper, and brown, with rhombic fpots, 

 on the lower part; the tail quills have eleven oblique black bars. Lath. ind. orn. i. 35. 

 n. 79. Syn. fup. 35. 



Inhabits near the Ganges, and other parts of India. — Is nineteen inches long ; the head and back 

 of the neck are black ; the bill is dulky or leaden coloured ; the back, wings, and tail are grey, with 

 black bars. 



137 39. Black-necked Falcon. — Falco nigricollis. 



The legs are yellow ; the body is reddifli with black bars ; the crown and neck are 

 ftreaked with black; the throat is black; the tail quills are blackifh at the end, 

 Lath. ind. orn. i. 35. n. 80. Syn. fup. 30. 100. 



Inhabits Cayenne. — The bill is black ; behind each eye is a black ridge. 



13.8 40. White- necked Falcon. — Falco albicollis. 



The legs are yellow ; the head, neck, fore part of the back, the breaft, and belly, are 

 white ; the wings are black with white fpots ; the feathers of the interfcapulary re- 

 gion are marked with fquare black fpots. Lath. ind. orn. i. 36. n. 81. Syn. fup. 30. 101. 



Inhabits Cayenne. — Is about one foot ten inches long : The black quill feathers of the wings are 

 fpotted on the infide with white from their origin to the middle. 



139 41. Red- headed Falcon. — Falco meridionalis. 



The cere and chin are yellow; the head and neck are rufous, with black or dark brown 

 ftreaks ; the belly is whitiih, with narrow black bars ; the four middle tail quills 

 have each one, and the outer ones each fix, pale bars. Lath. ind. orn. i. 36. n. 82. Syn» 

 fup. 33. 107. 



Inhabits Cayenne.— This fpecies meafures nineteen iaches in length. 



140 42. Crefted Falcon. — 83. Falco cirrhatus. 97. 



The cere and legs,, which are feathered, are yellow ; the head is furnifhed with a tuft, 

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