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brown spots, each spot encircled with rufous ; feet feathered to the 

 toes ; legs yellow, claws black ; from the legs being feathered so low 

 down, it seems to have some affinity with the Rough-legged Falcon. 



D.— Falco albus, Ind. Orn. \. 31. Bm. i. 326. 7rf. 8vo. 94. Gmel. Lin. \. 270. 



Frisch, t. 80. iJaii %«. p. 14. 7. JVill. p. 4(5. Klein. Av. ^p. 49. Id. Oo. 



t.5. f.3. 

 White Falcon, Gen. Si/n. i. p. 60. Will. Eng. p. 80. 



This appears white at first inspection, but on close examination 

 is found to be covered with minute yellow spots, except the two 

 middle tail feathers, which are pure white. 



In Mr. Aubrey's collection was a specimen entirely white, ex- 

 cept a few brown spots on the back and wings ; tail barred with 

 brown. 



In my collection is a drawing of a white Falcon from Cliina ; 

 light cream-col oiu'ed above, and white beneath ; every where marked 

 M itli slender, longitudinal brown streaks ; paler on the thighs, and a 

 little cuned in shape; the under part of the tail plain, the upper not 

 visible in the figure. 



I was favoured with the last by Capt. Broadley. 



E.— Falco rubeus, /«'?. Or/?, i. 31. G';?;. Lin. i. 33-2. JB)7';s. i. 271. /rf. Bvo. 90. Rati 



Syn. p. 14. Will. p. 47. 

 Red Falcon, Gen. Syn. \. p. 09. Will. Eng. 8L 



This appears to difier from the common Falcon, in having black 

 and red spots instead of white ; it is less than the Peregrine Falcon, 

 and supposed to be the female in its first year's feathers. 



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