1850.] Conspectus of the Ornithology of India. 321 



peregrinator ?) " et de la Nouvelle Hollande paraissent se rapporter a 

 ceux de PAmerique du Nord, et n'en differer que par la teinte noi- 

 ratre. souvent uniforme des parties superieures ; cette variete a ete 

 decrite et figuree par Gould sous le nom de Falco melanogenys^ dans 

 son ouvrage sur les oiseaux de l'Australie. Nous en possedons 

 six individus dont deux femelles seulement offrent une distribution 

 semblable a celle que nous venons d'indiquer ; les quatre autres, tant 

 males que femelles, ressemblent parfaitement au Faucon Commun 

 d'Europe. II me semble, d'apre&ce que je viens de dire qu'en eri- 

 geant au rang d'especes les varietes dont nous venons de parler, il 

 convient egalement de separer de notre Faucon la variete a joues noires, 

 qui se trouve en Europe." 



So far as we are aware, the Indian Bauri differs in no respect what- 

 ever from the Peregrine Falcon of Europe, and has never (so far as we 

 have seen) the wholly black cheeks : but the Shdhin has the latter 

 generally and tending so always, and in other respects approximates F. 

 melanogenys of Australia ; we suspect, however, that it never attains the 

 size of some females of that bird (and also of F. peregrinus) j and that 

 the colour of its abdominal region is much deeper, while the markings 

 of the entire under-parts of the Australian species (so far as we have 

 seen, and as represented in Gould's figures,) are more strongly brought 

 out and much broader than in either F. peregrinus or F. peregrinator. 

 Moreover as the two latter unquestionably distinct (however closely 

 affined) species inhabit India, so there may be a plurality of equally 

 affined species in other countries, very probably affording the solution 

 of the difficulties suggested by Dr. Schlegel.* 



19. F. peregrinator, Sundevall (Jerdon's III. Ind. 0m.pl. 12, 28). 

 Syn. F. shaheen, Jerdon. 



F. sultaneuSy Hodgson. 

 F. ruber indicus, Aldrovandi. 

 F. melanogenys (?), Kaup. -j 

 F. macropus (?), Swain son. j 



* The ordinary haunts of F. peregrinus and F. peregrinator differ. Thus, Mr. 

 Jerdon (a most experienced observer) remarks — " Whilst the Bhyree {F. peregri- 

 nus) prefers the sea-coast and the neighbourhood of lakes, rivers, and wet culti- 

 vation, and the Shaheen (F. peregrinator) delights in hilly and wooded regions, the 

 Juggur, on the contrary, frequents open dry plains, and the vicinity of cultiva- 

 tion." III. Ind. Orn. 



