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Greenland. In winter vagrant and occurring (especially young 

 birds) in many parts of Europe, to N. Africa, Canaries, N.W. 

 India, Sind, China. 



Genus PERNIS Cuv. 



Pernis Cuvier, Regne Animal, i, p. 322 (1817 — Monotype: P. apivorus). 



Differs from other Accipitres by lores and fore-head being 

 covered with small scale-like feathers without any bristles whatever. 

 Cere nearly as long as rest of bill. Nostrils in obliquely placed slit. 

 Wings long, generally 3rd and 4th primaries about equal and 

 longest. Tarsus short and strong, nearly or quite half covered 

 with feathers, entirely scutellated. Europe and Asia to Malayan 

 Archipelago, in winter Africa. Eggs with yellowish shell, as a rule 

 entirely covered with brown -red. 



PERNIS APIVORUS 



266. Pernis apivorus apivorus (L.)— THE HONEY-BUZZARD, 



Falco apivorus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 91 (1758 — Europe. 



Restricted typical locality : Sweden). 



Pernis apivorus (Linnaeus), Yarrell, 1, p. 121 ; Saunders, p. 339. 



The Honey-Buzzard (Pernis a. apivorus). 



Description. — Adult male and female. Winter and summer.— 

 Upper-parts dark brown, bases of feathers white, in some examples 

 entirely concealed but in most showing very considerably on whole 

 crown and nape, feathers of which have oval -shaped tip of dark 

 brown usually edged pale brown and rest of feather white ; scapulars 

 and upper tail-coverts often showing some white, bases being barred 

 brown and white, upper tail-coverts when fresh with greyish tips ; 

 lores and round eyes and sometimes extending on to fore-head 

 and moustachial region and rarely on to chin more or less grey or 

 tinged grey (grey usually more marked in males) ; under-parts very 



