iiJ4 GRANGE-BREASTED HOBBY. 



the male ; it is greatly superior in size : its legs 

 have a tinge of greeny in other respects it re- 

 sembles the former/' 



ORANGE-BKEASTED HOBBY. 



Faico aurantins. F. rostro pedibusque plumbeis^ corpore nigri" 

 cante, durso basique caudce fasciis albicantibus inter ruptis, peC- 

 torefulvojfemoribusferrugineis. Lath. ind. orn. 



Falcon with lead-coloured bill and legs, blackish body with the 

 back and base of the tail marked by interrupted whitish bars, 

 fulvous breast, and ferruginous thighs. 



Orange-Breasted Hobby. Lath,syn, 



The different specimens of this bird vary in size, 

 some measuring ten, and others fifteen inches : 

 they also vary in intensity of colour, some being 

 marked with blueish instead of whitish bands on 

 the back; and the smaller varieties have orange- 

 coloured legs. Supposed to be a native of South 

 America. 



