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NEOPHRON Grl^N' GIN I A NU S . 
human dwellings. Mr. Hume mentions having found nests entirely lined with human hair, while others had 
nothing but green leaves to protect the eggs. These are usually two in number, but sometimes three, broad 
oval m shape, of a greyish-white or reddish ground-colour, and covered with very variable markings. 
Mr. Hume remarks, in his ' Nests and Eggs/ that “ every possible shade of brownish red and reddish brown 
is met with, and every degree of marking, from a few distinct scattered specks to streaks and blotches, nearly 
confluent over the greater portion of the egg’s surface.” They average 2 6 inches in length by P98 in breadth. 
Fam. FALCON1D/E. 
“ Crown of the head always clothed with feathers, though the sides of the face are often 
more or less bare. Outer toe (except in the Polyborinoe) only connected to the middle toe by 
interdigital membrane.” ( Sharpe , Cat. Birds, i. p. 30.) 
Subfam. ACCIPITRINjE. 
Outei toe connected to middle toe by an interdigital membrane ; tibia and tarsus to all 
intents equal in length, the difference between them not so great as the length of hind claw.” 
(Sharpe, Cat. Birds, i. p. 46.) 
