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XXXYII. 



GENUS ASTUR (Lacepede). 



f j^HREE species of this form inhabit Australia. 



ASTUR RADIATUS. 



RADIATED GOSHAWK. 



TMHIS, the largest of the three Goshawks indigenous to Australia, is found among the dense bushes 

 -L bordering the coast of New South Wales, especially in the vicinity of the northern rivers. 



It feeds on birds and reptiles, and, like the other members of the genus is very destructive 

 to the poultry of the farmers. 



In outward appearance the sexes are alike, with the usual exception of the smaller size of 

 the male. 



The head, neck, and under surface are brownish-grey, with irregular marks of black and rust- 

 red ; wing-coverts, blackish-brown, margined with rufous, the rest of the wings, brown, marked 

 irregularly with blackish-brown ; tail, reddish-brown, crossed by darker bars ; thighs, rust-red ; irides, 

 yellowish-brown ; bill, grey ; legs and feet, brownish-grey. 



Habitat : New South Wales. 



ASTUP APPROXJMANS fVig. and Horsf.) 



AUSTRALIAN GOSHAWK. 



DIFFERENT specimens of the Australian Goshawk were originally described as three distinct 

 birds, under the titles of Astur Radiatus, Astur Fasciatus, and Astur Approximas, but Gould, 

 on examination, found that the three were, in reality, the young male, the adult male, and the female. 

 As the other two names were already appropriated, he retained that of Astur Approximans for the 

 whole species. 



It is found in all the colonies from the southern portion of Queensland to South Australia, 

 and also in Tasmania. 



