Rapacres— Diurne. 
FALCONIDA. 
Genus—Fatco. ( Linneus.) 
Sub-genus—Burro. ( Cuvier.) 
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a _ Sub-generic Characters —Beak small, and curved suddenly at 
the base; tarsi short; thighs clothed. Wings of medium length, 
four first quill feathers hollowed out; the first very short, 
second and third shorter than the fourth, which is the 
yest.—TEMMINCK. 
LONG-LEGGED BUZZARD. 
Falco rufinus. 
Falco rufinus, 
 Buteo rufinus, 
, ee “es 
“<< canescens, 
“ — longipes, 
_  — rufiventer, 
The Nasal Falcon, 
Chuha-mar; “Ral-killer,” 
Rivrec. 
Kaur. Gray. Hopeson. 
Brytu. C. Bonaparte. 
Hopeson; Bengal Sporting 
Journal, 1836. 
Jrrpon; Madras Journal, 1839. 
Jrerpon; Madras J Curnall 1841. 
LatuaM. 
HINDUSTANI. 
Specifie Characters.—Rufous above, dirty white below. Tarsi 
ed on their upper third. Hight transverse bands on the 
Measurement.—Length of adult male in Norwich Museum 
‘wenty-two inches. Length of tarsi three inches. 
