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insects; birds. Only one species, ranging from North China and Tenasserim 
east as far as Waigiou in Papuasia. 
7. TACHYSPIZIAS SOLOENSIS (Horsf.). 
Horsfield’s Short-toed Hawk. 
a. Falco soloensis Horsf., Tr. L. S. 1821, XHI, 137. 
b. Falco cuculoides (I) Temni., PI. Col. 1823, Nrs. 110, 129 (juv. et ad.). 
c. Astur soloensis Less., Man. d’Orn. 1828, I, 94; (I) Sharpe, Cat. B. 1874, I, 114, pi. IV, 
f. ].; (2) Hume & Dayison, Str. P. 1878, YI, 8; (3) Bingham, Str. F. 1880, IX, 
143; (4) Oates, B. Brit. Bunnah 1883, H, 180; (5) Guillem, P. Z. S. 1885, 544; 
(6) Everett, J. Str. Br. E. A. S. 1889, 180; (VI bis) Murray, Avif. Brit. Ind. 
1889, 20, %.; (7) Sharpe, Ibis 1889, 08; 1890,'274; (8) Steere, Coll. B. Philip. 
1890, 7, 5; (9) Styan, Ihis 1891,488; (10) He la Touche, Ihis 1892, 410; (11) Blanf., 
Faun. Br. lucha, B. Ill, 1895, 400. 
d. Nisus minutus Less.; (1) Pucher., Eev. Zool. 1850, 210. 
e. Nisus soloensis Less., Tr. d’Orn. 1831, 00; (1) Schl., Mus. P.-B. Astmes, 1802, 44, (II) 
id., Valkv. 1806, 28, 06, pi 19, f. 4—0; (3) id., Eev. Acc. 1873, 97. 
f. Tachyspiza soloensis fl) Ivaup, Classif. Siiug. u. Vog. 1844, 117; (2) id., P. Z. S. 1867, 
169, 172; (3) Walden, Tr. Z. S. 1872, VIH, 110; (4) Meyer, Ihis 1879, 56. 
g. Micronisus soloensis (1) Gray, List Acc. B. M. 1848, 7,); (2) Swinh., P. Z. S. 1863, 
201; (3) id., P. Z. S. 1871, 342; (4) Vorderman, N. T. Ned. Ind. 1891, 205; (5) id., 
ib. 1895, 318. 
li. Micronisus badius Swinh. (nec Gm.), Ihis 1800, 359. 
j. Aceipiter virgatus Swinh. (nec Temm.), Ibis 1861, 264. 
k. Astur cuculoides (I) Sharpe, Oat. B. 1874, I, 115, pi. IV, f. 2; (2) David & Oust. 
Ois. Cliine 1877, 24; (3) Styan, Ibis 1891, 488; (4) id. Ibis 1893, 333. 
Tachyspizias soloensis (1) Gurney, Bus 1875, 365, 366; (2) Salvad, Orn. Pap. 1880, I, 
65; (3) Gurney, Dimm. B. of Prey, 1884, 32; (4) Pleske, Bull Ac. Sc. Petersb. 
1881, 113; (4a) W. Bias., Ornis 1888, 544; (5) Salvad., Agg. Orn. Pap. 1889, 21; 
(6) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresden 1895 no. 8, p. 4; (7) iid., ib. 1895 Nr. 9, p. 1. 
l. Tachyspizias cuculoides (1) Gurney, Ibis 1875,366; (2) id. (? subsp.). Diurn. B. of Prey 
1884, 32. 
“Meo”, Karkellang, Talaut Is., Nat. Coll. 
“Sikep abu-abu mera”, Minahassa, iid. 
For further references see Salvadori 2. 
Figures and descriptions. Temminck b /; Schlegel e II, e 1, e .9; Sharpe c I, k I\ Murray 
cVIbis-, Kaup/'i, /"S; Pucheranrfl; Gurney 7; Hume & Davison 2; Bingham 
cS; Salvadori 2; Oates e 4\ Vorderman g 4\ Blanford ell. 
Adult ^Ashir cucidoides'\ Entire upper surface slate-grey with dark slate margins to the 
feathers, the unexposed basal part of the feathers white; wing-coverts and quills 
blacker; ear-coverts smoke-grey; breast pale vinaceous-cinnamon; abdomen and 
sides varied "with grey which tends to fonn into bars, remaining undei parts 
huffy wliite, the feathers on chin and throat having dark shaft-streaks; inner webs 
of secondaries and basal parts of the inner webs of primaries below pure 
white- distal ends of the latter black; tail below whitish, crossed with about six 
imperfect narrow dai’k bands. (Celebes: C 10480.) 
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