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226— BROWN-BACKED FALCON. 



LENGTH 18. Bill dusky, cere yellow; plumage above bro\^n, 

 darker on the crown ; cheeks tawny brown ; chin cinereous white; 

 with slender streaks; the rest beneath barred dusky white and 

 ferruginous ; quills barred with black on the inner webs, from the 

 base to the middle white ; tail rounded, dark dove-colour, with five 

 blackish bars, the end dusky white ; the quills reach about three- 

 fourths on the tail ; legs feathered one-third below the joint, and on 

 the outer side they hang over it to some length ; they are long, 

 slender, and yellow ; claws very long, black ; on the middle toe a 

 kind of lobe, or appendage. 



In the collection of Mr. Bullock. 



227.— BARRED-TAIL FALCON. 



LENGTH 17 in. Bill and cere dusky; plumage above rusty 

 brown, mixed with ferruginous, the feathers being obscurely barred 

 and tipped with the same, most conspicuous on the upper tail and 

 lesser wing coverts ; chin, and throat to the breast, blotched with 

 buiF and dark brown ; from thence dull tawny white, crossed with 

 numerous brownish bands, each tawny in the middle; tail nine 

 inches long, a trifle rounded at the end, brown, crossed Avith 20 or 

 more darker brown bars, not very distinct on the upper surface; 

 legs moderate, yellow, feathered somewhat below the joint, and the 

 side feathers of the thighs hang over it ; claws black. 



In Mr. Bullock's Museum. 



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