Birds of Celebes: Falconidae. 
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^ * 9. AOOIPITER RHODOGASTER (Schl.). 
Vinous-breasted Sparrow-hawk. 
a. Nisus virgatus rhodogaster (1) Schl., Mas. P.-B. Astures, 1862, 32. 
Accipiter rhodogaster (1) Grurney, Ibis 1863, 450; (2) Wall., ib. 1868, 7; Grray, HL. 
1869, I, 33; (3) Sharpe, Cat. B. 1874, I, 145; (4) G-urney, Ibis 1875,471,484; 
Briiggem., Abb. Ver. Bremen 1876, 45; (6) Grurney, Ibis 1882, 452; (^7^ id., 
Diurn. B. of Prey 1884, 39; (8) Gruillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 545; (9) W. Bias., 
Ztscbr. ges. Orn. 1886, 85; (11) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresden 1895, Vr. 8 p. 4; 
(12) ud., ib. 1896, Hr. 1, p. 4; (13) Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1896, 162; (14) id., ib. 1897. 
h. Nisus rhodogaster (I) Schl., Valkv. 1866, 21, 60, pi. 12, f. 5, 6; (2) id., Bev. Acc. 
1873, 76. 
c. Teraspiza rhodogaster (1) Kaup, P. Z. S. 1867, 171. 
d. Teraspiza rhodogastra (I) Walden, Tr. Z. S. 1872, YIII, 33, 109, pi. IX (§ juv.); (2) 
Meyer, Ibis 1879, 55; (3) W. Bias., J. f. 0. 1883, 134. 
“Sikep werreng kokie”, Alfurous, near Tondano, X. Celebes (Nat. Coll.). 
Figures and descriptions. Scbb, & 7, h 2\ Walden d 7; Kaup cl] Sharpe 5; Grurney 4, 6. 
Adult Q. Above dark slate-grey, paler on the ear-coverts and sides of neck; wing- 
coverts blackish; quills and tail above browner, obscurely crossed with dark 
bars, these bars are very distinct below on a pale greyish brown ground, 7 or 8 in 
number on outermost rectrice, 4 or 5 on the middle feathers, and about 9 on the 
lo nges t primary; under wing-coverts fulvous white mottled with grey; chin and 
throat greyish white; breast, sides and upper abdomen rufous -vinaceous- 
cinnamon; lower abdomen and thighs pale grey, slightly varied with rufous; 
crissum and under tail-coverts white, ad. Tomobon, X. Cel. 10. April 1894: 
Sara.sin Coll.) “Bill black; cere dusky yellow; feet yellow; iris bright chrome- 
yellow” (Wallace). 
The female is very much larger than the male ; the upper parts are blackish slate, the under 
wing-coverts buff-white with blackish spots thereon, the bars on the tail plainer and 
more decided; in other respects like the male. ([Q] Manado: Meyer Xr. 6722), 
Young. Kestrel-like. Above bright hazel-rufous, the quills and tail crossed with four bars, 
and the wing- and tail-coverts and hack marked with large heart-shaped spots of 
black; head and neck dark brown with fine rufous margins to the feathers; below 
huffy white, finely streaked about the sides of the face and down the centre and 
sides of the throat with blackish, and broadly streaked with blackish brown on the 
remaining under parts (with the exception of the under tail-coverts); under wing- 
coverts deeper buff, the lowest row spotted with brown, which is present as a few 
fine streaks on some of the others; secondaries crossed with five dark bars, 
primaries with about seven. (X. Celebes: v. Musschenbroek Xr. 6721). 
Measurements. 
Wing 
Tail 
Tarsus 
Bill 
from cere 
a. (Xr. 6723) [Q] ad. X. Celebes (Kiedel) 211 156 63 16 
b. (Xr. 6722) [Q] ad. Manado, X. Cel. (Meyer) ... 212 157 60 16 
c. (Sarasin Coll.) [$] juv. Kema, X. Cel end Sept. 93 201 151 57 15 
d. (C 10789) [cf] ad. Manado, VIII— IX. 92 (Xat. Coll.) 167 125 53 12 
e. (Sarasin Coll.) ad. Mt. Soputan, X. Cel. 16. IV 95 166 120 51 11.5 
f. (Sarasin Coll.) cf ad. Tomohon, X. Cel. 10. IV. 94 . I 161 116 | 51 11.5 
Meyer & Wigleswortli, Birds of Celebes (Oct. 6th, 1897). 
