63 
H. Thighs black; no nuchal collar. 
125. Accipiter melanoleucus Smith, S. Afr. Q. 
Jni., i., p. 229 (1830). [Baviaan’s River, 
Cape Colony.] 
Black-and-White Sparrow-Hawk. 
Wing 3 278-290, 2 345-352 mm.; above 
black ; tail brown with 5 blackish bands ; 
below black, most of feathers with con- 
cealed white bases or spots. 
S. Africa, 
W. Africa, 
Cape Verde Is., 
Abyssinia, 
Uganda, and 
Egyptian 
Sudan. 
