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Rapaces— Diurne. 
FALCONID 43. 
Genus—Fatco. (Linneus.) 
Sub-genus—Mixvus. ( Cuvier.) 
Sub-generie Characters.—Nostrils oblique, a fold on their 
outer edge. Tarsi short, feathered a little below the knee. 
Wings long, first quill feather much shorter than the sixth, 
the second a little shorter than the fifth, the third of nearly 
equal length with the fourth, which is the longest of all_— 
TEMMINCK. 
BLACK KITE. 
Falco ater. 
Falco ater, Linnzvus. Gmeuin. LatHam. 
&s os TEMMINCK. 
«<  fusco-ater, MEYER. 
Milwus niger, Brisson. Bonaparte. 
oe Gi KEYSERLING AND BLASIUS. 
Le Milan Noir, Or THE FRENCH. 
Schwarzer Milan, Or THE GERMANS. 
Specific Characters.—Beak black; only the upper third part of 
the tarsi feathered. Internal toe shorter than the external, the 
latter passing a little beyond the middle of the median. Tail 
slightly forked. Length twenty-two inches.—Dratanp. 
Measurement.—Length of adult male in Norwich Museum 
twenty inches. Length from carpal joint to tip of wing seventeen 
inches. , 
