284 Falco-RtifipedoideSj Dhuti-Dhuter of India, 



The Dhuti (Mas Dhuter) is unknown, I think, to English or other 

 systematic writers, I called it, some years back, Rufipedoides, 

 from its resemblance to Rufipes, which, however, is chiefly in the 

 colours and size : for in, structure it most resembles Subbuteo, its 

 peculiar or own specific marks being a short subfurcate tail, and 

 wings very long, exceeding the tail in the quiescent attitude. Its 

 bill is rather larger than that of Subbuteo or of Rufipes, and its feet 

 exceed the size even of those of the former, though otherwise quite 

 like them. In size it is smaller than either of those birds, length 

 10|inch (Mas) ; bill to gape : to brow, : tail 4|, wing 8^^ to 

 9, tarse If. C. toe and nail If. Hind less 1 . Above, including the 

 whole cheeks, dark slaty blue, below clear ochreous red : alars and 

 caudals internally with 9 to 10 rufescent bars and dark tips, shafts 

 of plumes dark : cere, orbitar, skin and legs reddish yellow, bill 

 plumbeous, nails black and unequal, inner and hind largest. 



May, 1843. 



Classified Catalogue of Mammals of Nepal, (corrected to end of first 

 printed in 1832.^ 



0. Homo Sapiens. — Mass of population belongs to Kalmuc subdivision 

 of the Great Mongolian stirps, with some admixture of Indian 

 stock. In the Tarai and low valleys of the hills, are some traces 

 of aborigines of Southern race, like the Bheels, Coles, &c. 

 These latter are denominated Tharu, Denwar, Durre, Manjhe, 

 and Brahmoo. Besides all these, there are some scattered half 

 savage tribes in the Hills, living nearly in a state of nature. 

 They are called Kusoonda-chepanga-Hayoo and Soomvar, and 

 have languages and physiognomy peculiar to themselves. They 

 seem to be the fragments of an aboriginal race of southern origin 

 displaced by the present Transnivean population. That population 

 consists of the following tribes speaking divers and now strong- 

 ly marked dialects, the Khas, the Magar, the Newar, the Limbu, 

 the Lapcha, the Kirantee, the Cachari, or Cis-Himalayan Bhotia. 



* Reprinted from the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, with corrections and additions 

 up to the end of 1843 by Mr. Hodgson.— J. M. 



