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CRESTED WHITE FALCON, 



Falco niveus. F. niveus, crista bipcnni pendente. 

 Snow- White Falcon, with two-feathered pendent crest. 

 Falco Ceylanensis. Lath.ind. orn. 

 Ceyionese Crested Falcon. Lath. syn. 



A DRAWING of this bird, but without any men- 

 lion of the size, was communicated to Mr. Pennant. 

 Said to be a native of Ceylon. 



CRESTED AFRICAN FALCON. 



Falco galericulatus. F. cristatus plumbeus, cauda fusco fasciaiaf 

 suhtus albo-Jiavescens lateribus fasdatis, viandibula inferiore 

 truncato-dentata. 



Lead-coloured crested Falcon, with brown bands on the tail ; 

 beneath yellowish-white with banded sides, the lower man- 

 dible truncato-denticalate. 



Le Faucon Huppe. Levaill. Ois. Afr. pi. 28, 



General habit that of the Peregrine Falcon, 

 and a similar black patch beneath each cheek: 

 size of the male that of a common pigeon : the 

 female a fourth larger : irides orange : legs yellow: 

 inhabits the sea shores and borders of lakes in 

 Africa, feeding on fish, crabs, and shell-fisk : builds 

 either on rocks or trees, and lays four rufous eggs. 



