124 FALCON. 



51— ORANGE-LEGGED HOBBY. 



Falco rufipes, Allg. Ueh. d. Vog. ii. Zusass. s. 677. 122. Besek. Vog. Kurl. ». 19. taf. 



3. & 4. Tew. Man. d'Orn. p. 42. Id. Ed. 2. p. 34. 

 Variete singuliere du Hobreau, pi. enl. 431 ? 

 Orange-legged Hobby, Gen. Syn. Sup. 2d. p. 46. 



SIZE of a Kestiil — one, supposed the male, is wholly black; 

 but the great wing feathers, and under parts of the body blackish 

 lead-colour ; thighs, vent, and under tail coverts fine red brown ; 

 eyelids and space round the eyes, the cere, and legs, brick-coloured 

 red ; bill half yellow and half bluish. 



The female larger, but has many things in common with the 

 other. Head and neck whitish yellow, or fox-colour ; eyes in a patch 

 of brown ; throat, as far as the breast, whitish yellow ; also the thigh 

 coverts, vent, and under tail coverts ; shoulders duller fox-colour 

 yellow, waved with black ; upper parts of the body pale brown, 

 with ash-coloured and black waves ; tail crossed with nine small 

 black bands. 



The first of tliese seems to approach very nearly to the Hobby, 

 figured in the pi. enlum. if not the same bird ; and most probably 

 not far difterino- fiom the two last described. 



