*IOi VIELLOTINE HAWK. 



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and the legs yellow : it is a native of Malta, and, 

 according to Bi'isson, varies occasionally, in having 

 lance-shaped spots on the breast, and only four 

 bands across the tail, which, in the figure accom- 

 panying Monsieur Brisson's description, appears 

 to be crossed by five or six. 



VIELLOTINE HAWK. 



Falco Viellotinus. F.ferrugmeus, giila albida, pectore ahdomiife 



femoribusque albo ferrugineuqiie stnatis. 

 Ferruginous Hawk, with whitish throat; the breast, belly, 



and thighs marked by white and ferruginous stripes. 

 Le Petit Maifini. Sonnini Buff, 



Native of St. Domingo : length nine inclie 

 colour uniform ferruginous above; the throat 

 white, with a dusky streak down the shafts of the 

 feathers; the breast, belly, and thighs varied with 

 ferruginous and white bars. Described by Sonnini 

 from Monsieur Viellote, who discovered the spe« 

 cies. The female has not been observed, 



