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Rap aces — Diurnse. 

 FALCONID^E. 



Genus Falco. (Linnceus.) 

 Sub-genus Buteo. ( Curier.J 



Sub-generic Characters. — Beak small, and curved suddenly at 

 the base; tarsi short; thighs clothed. Wings of medium length, 

 the four first quill feathers hollowed out; the first very short, 

 the second and third shorter than the fourth, which is the 

 longest. — Temminck. 



LONG-LEGGED BUZZARD. 



Falco rufinus. 



Falco rufinus, Ruppell. 



Buteo rufinus, Kaup. Gray. Hodgson. 



Blyth. C. Bonaparte. 

 " canescens, Hodgson ; Bengal Sporting 



Journal, 1836. 

 " longipes, Jerdon; Madras Journal, 1839. 



" rufiventer, Jerdon ; Madras Journal, 1841. 



The Nasal Falcon, Latham. 



Chuha-mar, "Hat-killer," Hindustani. 



Specific Characters. — Rufous above, dirty white below. Tarsi 

 feathered on their upper third. Eight transverse bands on the 

 tail. 



Measurement. — Length of adult male in Norwich Museum 

 twenty-two inches. Length of tarsi three inches. 



