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Rapaces— Diurnm. 
FALCONID 4. 
Genus—Fatco. (Linneus.) 
Sub-genus—Fatuco. ( Bechstein.) 
SAKER FALCON. 
Falco sacer. 
Faleo sacer, Scuiecet; Revue, p. 2. 
Le sacre, Burron; Nat. His. des Oiseaux, 
S p. 24, pl. 14. 
Falco lanarius, Temmuinck; Man.1., p. 20. 
ce Oy Pattas; Zoog., Ex. Syn.i., p. 330. 
ee oS Navumann; JT. 23, f. 1, (fem. ad. 
mas jun.) 
ef 4 Goutp; Birds of Europe, pl. 20, 
(ad. et jun.) 
ee cs ScHLEGEL u SuseMIHL; Tab. 7, 
(ad. et jun.) 
Le sacre, ScHLEGEL ET VERSTER; Traité de 
Fauconnerie, fig. ad. 
Specific Characters.—Moustache very narrow, hardly existing; 
tail long; feet bluish; median toe shorter than tarsus; spots white, 
ovoid and round on the tail.—Dretanp. 
Measurement. Male—Length one foot seven inches six lines. 
Wings thirteen inches and a half. ‘ail eight inches. Middle 
toe one inch eight lines. Female—Length one foot eight or nine 
inches. Wings fourteen inches and a half. Tail eight inches 
and three quarters. Middle toe one inch eleven lines to two 
inches.—TEMMINCK AND SCHLEGEL. 
