524 BIRDS. HAPACIOUS. IFalcow. 



194 81. Domingo Merlin. — 119. Falco dominicenjis. 119. 



The cere and legs are yellow ; the head is afli coloured ; the body is reddifh brown 

 above, and dirty white below, both being fpotted with black ; the eight middle tail 

 quills are chefnut, growing blackifh toward the extremity, which is tipt with white. 



F. Sparverius,y««. Lath. ind. orn. i. 42. n. 99. — Aefalon dominicenfis. Briff.orn. i. 389. n. 26, 

 t. 32. f. 2. — Efmerillon de S.Domingue. PI. enl. n. 465.— St Domingo Falcon. Lath. fyn. i. ill. 

 11. 95. — Little Falcon, female. Artk. zool. ii. 212. n. no. 



Inhabits the ifland of St Domingo, or'Hifpaniola. — The bill is yellow, with ablacktip ; the hides 

 are yellow; the outer tail quills of the male have their exterior webs and tips white, theinterior webs 

 being chefnut, with tranfverfe black fpots; in the female thefe have each five black fpots on the white 

 exterior webs, and the inner webs are uniformly. chefnut coloured ; the middle tail quills in both are 

 chefnut, with white tips, and having a black fpot near the extremities ; the claws are white. 



There is confiderable difcrepancy here in the defcriptions and arrangement of Dr Gmelin, Mr Pen- 

 nant, and Mr Latham : The two latter naturalifts confider this laft defcribed bird as the female of 

 the Carolina Merlin, and yet defcribe it differently from Dr Gmelin, who is quoted by Mr Latham. 

 Mr Pennant informs us that the bill is fhort and much hooked ; the crown is deep flaty blue, ob- 

 fcurely fpotted with red ; the hind part of the neck, the back, wing coverts, and tail, are variegated 

 with bright rufty and black in narrow tranfverfe bars ; the primary wing quills are black,; the under 

 fide of the neck, the breaft, and belly are dirty white, with large rufty fpots ; the thighs and under 

 fide of the rump are white ; the legs are long, flender, and orange coloured ; the tail is croffed with 

 eleven black and eleven bright rufty bars. The defcription given by Mr Latham, in his Index, agrees 

 with that of Mr Pennant in the bars of the tail, but in the reft of the body it agrees with Dr Gme- 

 lin. Where naturalifts of fuch reputation and experience differ fo widely, the fafeft method is to 

 give their different opinions, and leave the decifion to farther inquiry. — T. 



195 82. Minute Falcon.- — 120. Falco minut us. 32. 



The ceTe is brown ; the legs are yellow ; the under part of the body is white ; the tail 

 .quills are brown, with black bars. 



F. minutus. Lath. ind. orn. i. 50. n. i2i. — Accipiter minor. Briff. av. i. 315. t. 30. f. 1. — Mi- 

 nute Falcon. Lath. fyn. i. 1.12. n. 96. 



Inhabits the ifland of Malta. — This fpecies is not larger in the body than a Thrufh, and meafures 

 fomething Ids than a foot in length : The bill and claws are black ; the body is brown above, varied 

 with reddifh ; its under fide is white, with tranfverfe reddifh brown ftreaks ; the breaft being fome- 

 .times marked with fpots fhaped .like -fpear heads. 



j<t)5 83. Bengal Falcon. — 121. Falco caerulefcens. 9. 



The cere, eyelids, legs, and under part of the body, are yellow; the back is bluiili 

 black; the temples are furrounded by a white line. 



F. caerulefcens. Lath. ind. orn. i. 50. n. 120. — F. bengalenfis. Briff. orn. i. 119. n. 38. — F. par- 

 vus indicus. Ger. orn. i. 66. t. 44. f. 1. — Faucon de bengale. Briff. app. 20. n. 38. — Little black- 



and-orange indian Hawk. Edw. av. t. 10S. — Bengal Falcon. Lath. fyn. i. 112. n. 97. 



Inhabits 



