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black ; tail, very slightly forked, of an ash colour, faintly 
tinged with brown, crossed with four broad bands o* 
black, and tipt with white; tail, three inches long^ 
than the wings ; over the eye extends a streak of 
white ; chin, white, mixed with fine black hairs ; breasj 
and belly, beautifnlly variegated with feiTuginous 
transverse spots of white; feinorals, the same; veB^ 
pure white ; legs, long, very slender, and of a r**® 
orange yellow'; claws, black, large, and remai-kabiy 
sharp ; lining of the wing, thickly marked with hear*' 
shaped spots of hlack. This hir'd, on dissection, 
found to be a male. In the month of February, I sbo* 
another individual of this species, near Hampton, 
Virginia, which agreed almost exactly with the prcsenl* 
SUBGENUS VI . — .ICTIXIjtf VIKILL. 
15. FALCO mSSISSirPIENSJSf WILSON. — MISSISSIPPI KITS* 
WILSON, PLATE XXV. FIG. I. MALE. 
Tins new species I first observed in the MississipP’ 
territory, a few miles below Natchez, on the plantation 
of William Dunbar, Esq. To the hospitality of tb'* 
gentleman, and his amiable family, I am indebted 
the opportunity afforded me of procuring this and oo* 
or two more new species. This excellent man, whos® 
life has been devoted to science, though at that tin** 
confined to bed by a severe and dangerous indisposition 
and personally unacquainted with me, no sooner hcafO 
of my arrival at the town of Natchez, than he sent * 
servant and horses, with an invitation and request, t® 
come and make his house my home and head-quarter*’ 
while engaged in exploring that part of the country- 
The few ha]>py days I spent there I shall never forgot- 
In my peramhulations I frequently remarked th'* 
hawk sailing about in easy circles, and at a considerable 
height in the air, generally in company with the turkey 
