146 Ceylon Ornithology. 



(tenus, Haliastur. Selby. 



Most of the characters are similar to those of Haliaetusr 

 but the tarsi are covered in front with large obliquely placed 

 scales, posteriorly with large irregular scales, and the sides 

 with small ones. 



SUB-FAM: FALCONINJE, TRUE FALCONS. 



Genus. Falco. Linn. 



Bill short, strong, with the culmen much arched from the 

 base to the tip, which is acute : the sides compressed, the la- 

 teral margins strongly toothed near the tip; the nostrils placed 

 in a short cere, naked and rounded, with a central tubercle. 

 Wings lengthened and acute, with the second and third quills 

 the longest, and the first and second notched near the tip. 

 Tail long and rounded. Tarsi short and strong, covered with 

 small irregular scales, and the tibial feathers covering the 

 knee. Toes lengthened and strong, the lateral ones unequal; 

 the hind toe long, armed as well as the inner with a strong, 

 hooked, acute claw. 



Genus. Hypgtrxorchis. Boie. 

 The characters in common with Falco; but the tarsi more 

 or less lengthened, somewhat slender, and covered in front 

 with large hexagonal scales. Toes very long and slender. 



Genus. Txnnunculus. Vieill. 



The forms agree with those of Falco. But the tarsi are 

 more or less lengthened, strong, and covered in front with 

 large transverse hexagonal scales. Toes moderate and 

 strong. 



SUB-FAM: MIL VINJE, or KITES. 



Genus. Baza. Hodgson. 



Bill moderate, elevated at the base, which is broad, the 

 sides compressed, the culmen much arched, and the lateral 



