BIRDS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ASIA. 



T. vespertiiius (Fl. Enl. 431 : Gould's B. 

 i/.pl. ). 



Syi*. Falco vespertinus, L. 

 F. ruftpes, Jieseke. 

 F, subbuteo, var, Latham. 



Inhabits Europe and Asia. 



T. ossalon (PI. Enl. 447, 468 : Gould's B. 

 E. pi. ). 



Syn. Falco sesalon and F. lithofalco, Gmelia. 

 F. re^iilus, Pallas. 

 F. csesius, Meyer. 

 F. iatermistus, Daudin. 



Inhabits Europe and Northern Asia, N, VV. 

 Himalaya ? 



T.punctatus (PI. Col. 45. J 



Sin. Falco punctatus, Cuvier. 

 Inhabits Madagascar ; Mauritius. 

 Genus HIE RAX, Vigors. 



H. melanoleucos, Blyth (J. A. S. XII, 179 

 — bis). Inhabits Assam. 



H. evtolmos, Hodgson. 



Syn. H. bengalensis, apud Blyth, J. A. S. XII, 180 

 (bis) Bengal Falcon, var, A., Latham. 



Doung-oo-nhoulc, Arracan. Inhabits Nepal ; 

 S}lhet ; Arracan. 



H fringillarius, ( Did. Class. d'Rist. Nat., 



pi. 21 : P^. Col. 97). 



Syn. Falco fringillarius, Drapiez. 

 Hierax malayensis, Strickland. 

 Malayau F. cserulescens, auctorum, 



See.ap Belang Penang : Allap, or Allap Allap, 

 Java. Inhabits Western Malasia : replaced by 

 other species in the more Eastern Islands. 



Subfam. PERNINiE. 



Genus BAZA, Hodgson. 



B. lophotes (PL Col. \0.) 



Syn. Falco lophotes, 'I'emmiBck. 

 li. syama, Hodgson. 

 Falco et Lepidofj;enys Lathami, Gray. 

 Lophotes indicus, Lesson. 



Syama, (' block' J, Nepal. Inhabits India 

 ^enercdiy ; riirer to the South ; not uncommon 

 during ihe rainy season in Lower Bengal. 



B. Jerdoni. 



Syn. Lophastur Jerdoni, Blyth, J. A. S. XI, 464-. 



Probably Falco Reinwardtii, Muller. Inha- 

 bits Malayan peninsula. 



Genus PERN IS, Cuvier. 



P. cristdta, Cuvier (PI. Col. 44^. 



bYN, Falco ptilorhynchus, Temminck, 

 V. Elliotti, Jameson. 



P. maculosa, and probably P. torquatus, rufi' 

 coUis, and atrogularis. Lesson. 



Madliava, (from Madhu, ' honey'), Nepal 

 (Hodgson) ; Shahutela, (from Shahut, ' ho- 

 ney'), H, (.Terdon). Inhabits India generally. 

 Not rare in Lower Bengal. 



Subfam. ELANIN^. 



Genus ELANUS, Savigny. 



E. melanopterus (Lev., Oisd'Afr. t. 36.) 



Syn. Falco melanopterus, Daudin. 



F. sonninensis et vociferus, Latham. 

 F. clamosus, Shaw. 



E. caesius, Savign3^ 



Petite Buse Criarde, Sonnerat. 

 Kotta Falcon, and (the young) Indian Falcon, 

 Latham. 



Kapasi, ('cottony'), H. : Angkal Angkal, 

 Java. Inhabits S. Asia ; Malayan Archipe- 

 lago ; and all Africa, if not also the extreme S. 

 of Europe occasionally ; common in Lower 

 Bengal, and generally over India. 



Subfam. CIRCAETIN^. 



GewwsCIRCAETUS, Vieillot. 



C. gallicus (PI. Enl 



6yn. Falco gallicus, Gmelin. 



P. brachydactylus, Temminck. 



F. leucopsis, Bechstein. 

 F. longipes, Wilson. 

 Aquila leucamphomnia, Borkh. 

 A. pygargus, Brisson. 



Sap'marilo, (' snake-killer'), Beng. : Samp- 

 mar (ditto), H. : Midpntu, Can. Inhabits Eu- 

 rope, Asia, and Africa. Common on the plains 

 of India, preferring an open country. It preys 

 chiefly on snakes. 



Oenus HiEMATORNIS, Vigors. 



H. cheela (Gould's Century, pi. 1.) 



Syn Falco cheela, Latham. 

 H. undulatus, Vigors. 

 C'ircaelns nipalensis, Hodgson, 

 H. et Buteo l)aoha, apud Franklin and Sykes. 

 F. albidus, Cuv.. and Buteo melanotis, jerdon, 

 the young, 



Tilai-haj {' spotted Hawk'), Beng. : Sabchur 

 ('full-crested'), young. Goomc/in-moo>yala, 

 Mahr. : Domig-tsivon, Arracan. Inhabits In- 

 dia generally : extremely common in Lower 

 Bengal ; preterrintr a jungle country, with shal- 

 low jlieels and tanks, where it preys much oa 

 frogs which it clutches in the mud. 



H. bido. 



Syn. Falco bido, Horsfield, Lev. Ois d'Afr. t. 15. 

 F. bacha , Daudin. 

 F. cheela, var. ? 



Bido, Javan. Inhabits Malay countries, 

 Africa ? 



Subfam. CIRCIN^. 

 Genus CIRCUS, Lacepede. 

 C. ceruginosus (Gould's B. E. pi. 32). 



Syn. Falco ceruginosus, L, 

 F. rufus, Gmelin. 

 F. arundinaceus, Bechstein, 

 Accipiter circus, Pallas. 

 Circus palustris, Brisson. 

 C. variegatus, Sykcs. 



C. rufus var, indicus, and C. Sykesi, Lesson. 

 Konta Falcon, Muskooroo FalcOD, and Rufous' 

 eared Falcon, Latham, 



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