ACCIPITER RUFIVENTRIS.— Smith. 
Aves.— Plate XCIII— (Male and Female.) 
A. superne brunneus griseo-tinctus ; infra rufo alboque nebulatus ; plumis scapularibus albo- 
maculatis ; rcctricibus interne versus basin albo, brunneoque variatis ; cauda, alterne pallide rufo 
brunneoque fasciata ; pedibus viridi-flavis ; oculis flavis. 
LoNGiTuno 13 unc. 2 lin. 
Pem, — A. superne brunneus, griseo-tinctus ; infra albus strigis longitudinalibus, fasciolisque transversis 
variegatis. 
Longitudo 17 unc. 2 lin. 
Accipiter Rufiventris, Smith, South African Quart. Journal, Yob i. p. 231, 1830. 
Falco Exilis, Temm. Planch color, 496. 
Colour. — Male. — The upper parts of the head and neck, the intersca- 
pulars, the back, the upper tail coverts, and lesser wing coverts of a tint 
intermediate between brocoli-brown and brownish red, all faintly glossed 
with lavender purple, the gloss most distinct on the head, neck, and intersca- 
pulars ; the lesser wing coverts are narrowly edged with pale reddish orange. 
Ear coverts, lower portion of throat, breast, belly, vent, and thighs, mottled 
rusty reddish orange and white, and each of the breast feathers has a narrow 
brown line in the course of the shaft, and indistinct narrow brown bars on 
the vanes ; upper portion of throat and sides of neck behind and below ear 
coverts white. Primary and secondary quill feathers brownish red, the 
inner vanes towards quills barred-white and liver-brown, towards tips with 
liver-brown only ; the scapulars and tertiary quill feathers marked with 
incomplete white bars in the form of broad irregular blotches, portions of 
which become visible when the feathers are deranged. Tail above barred, 
alternately rusty brocoli-brown and liver-brown, the bars of the latter colour 
six in number ; the tips of all the feathers rusty white ; under tail coverts 
white. Tarsi and toes greenish yellow ; claws brownish red. Bill, — upper 
