Rapaces—Diurne. 
FALCONID Ai. 
Genus—Fatco. (Linneus.) 
Sub-genus—Mirivus. ( Cuvier.) 
ARABIAN KITE. 
Falco Aiqyptius. 
Faleo Aigyptius et Forskahlii, GMELIN. 
“parasiticus, Davupin. Latyam. 
Milvus parasiticus, Kaur. ScHLEGEL. 
« Aigyptius, DEGLAND. 
“<  Atolius, SAvVIGNY. 
Falco ater, TEMMINCK. VIEILLOT. 
Ke se Cu. Bonaparte. 
Le parasite, Le Vatubanr. 
Specific Characters.—Beak yellowish. Upper half of tarsi 
clothed with feathers; internal toe shorter than the external, the 
latter passing much beyond the middle of the median. Tail 
more forked than in the Black Kite. Length twenty-one inches. 
—Deretanp. 
Measurement.—Length of adult male in Norwich Museum 
twenty inches. From carpal joint to tip of wing eighteen 
inches. 
Iy the first edition of his “Manual” M. Temminck 
confounded this with the preceding species, and the 
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