, 
S FALCONIDA, — ACCIPITRIN &. 215 
; 
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margin very prominent. Wings short, rounded; the 
fourth and fifth quills nearly equal, and longest. 
Feet lengthened, very slender. Tarsi long; the an- 
terior and posterior scales remarkably smooth, with 
_ their divisions scarcely perceptible. Toes long, slen- 
der, with prominent pads beneath; inner toe con- 
siderably shorter than the outer ; hinder toe shorter 
than the inner. Tail moderate, rounded, or even. 
A. fringillarius. P.E. 412.467. erythrorynchus. O. d’Af. i. 
_ pennsylvanicus. Wils. 46 1 pl. 33. 
brachydactylus. W. Af.i.118. sexfasciatus. Part 5. No.4. 
Aster, Auct. Goshawks. Size large. Form robust. 
Nostrils large, oval, obliquely Sag) ih) 
longitudinal. Bill short, the NN 
festoon prominent ; lores AW 
thickly clothed with minute 
_ feathers. Wings short, often Sage 
not reaching beyond the Gein 
middle of the tail; the fourth and fifth quill nearly 
equal, and longest. Feet strong, moderate in length 
and size. Tarsi feathered beyond the knees, short, 
broad, transverse, and smooth; the ee pro- | 
minent: posterior scales the ignie; but those towards 
the knee joint, and the lateral scales, are small and 
reticulate. Lateral toes unequal, the posterior shortest. 
Hinder and inner claws nearly equal, and particularly 
large ; middle and outer claws half the length of the 
former, and nearly equal. (fig. 195.) 
A. palumbarius. N, Z. ii. pl. 26. monogrammicus. W. Af. i. 
? borealis. Wilson, 52. 1. pl. 4. 
albus. White, Voy. 35. musicus. O. d’Af.i. pl. 27. 
Halieetus, , Savigny. Fish 
Hawks. Size and form in- 
termediate between Aster and 
Aquila. Baill large, straight 
where covered by the cere, 
strongly curved and hooked 
beyond. Margin with a slight festoon in the middle. 
Cere rather large, occupying nearly one third the 
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