Order ACCIPITRES.] 
[Fak. FALCOAIDAI. 
HAEPA NOY^E ZEALANDIJL 
(QUAIL-HAWK.) 
New-Zealand Falcon, Lath. Gen. Syn. i. p. 57 (1781). 
Falco novas seelandice, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 268 (1788, ex Lath.). 
Falco australis , Hombr. et Jacq. Ann. Sci. Nat. 1841, p. 312. 
Ilypotriorchis novas zealandice, Gray, Gen. of B. i. p. 20 (1844). 
Falco harpe, Forst. Descr. Anim. p. 68 (1844). 
Eieracidea novae zealandias, Kaup, Isis, 1847, p. 80. 
Harpe novas-zealandice, Bonap. Comptes Kendus, xli. p. 652 (1855). 
Ieracidea novas zealandias. Gray, Hand-1, of B. i. p. 22 (1869). 
Hieracidea novas zealandias, Buller, Birds of New Zealand (1st ed.), p. 1 (1873). 
Ilarpa novas zealandias, Sharpe, Cat. Brit. Mus. Birds, vol. i. p. 372 (1874). 
Native names. 
Karearea, Kaiaia, Kaeaea, Kakarapiti, Karewarewa, and Tawaka. 
supra nigricanti-brunneus, pileo unicolore saturatiore : dorso fasciis irregularibus fulvescentibus transnotato : 
remigibus nigricanti-brunneis, pogonio interno albo transfasciato : secundariis cxtus fasciis angustis albidis 
notatis : cauda nigricanti-brunnea, albido anguste et interrupts transfasciato : facie laterali nigricante, 
supercilio indistincto et genis imis rufesceutibus : gutture fulvesceuti-albo, scapis plumarum nigro indicatis : 
corpore reliquo subtus lsetius fulvescente, pectoris plum is saturate brunneo medialiter striatis et fulvo plus 
minusve distincte ocellatis : hypochondriis imis cum cruribus et subcaudalibus laetissime castaneis : subalari- 
bus fulvescentibus, castaneo tinctis, his et axillaribus fulvesceuti-albo ocellatis : rostro cyanescenti-nigro, ad 
basin mandibulse corneo : cera pallidc Hava : pedibus flavis : iride sordide flava. 
$ mari similis, sed paullo major. 
cS juv. supra fuliginoso-bruuneus, pileo magis cinerascente : cauda minus distincte transfasciato : gutture fulve- 
scenti-albo, anguste brunneo striato : subtus fuliginoso-brunneus, pectore paullo nigricante et hypochondriis 
cruribusque vix castaneo tinctis : pectore medio albido obscure maculato : abdomine imo crissoque fulve- 
scentibus : hypochondriis distincte fulvo ocellatis : cera et plaga oculari cyanescenti-albis : pedibus plumbeis : 
ungulis nigricantibus. 
Pull, lanugine plumbed indutus. 
Adult male. Crown of the head and nape glossy black ; upper surface generally brownish black, barred on the 
scapulars and tail-coverts with rufous, and narrowly on the wing-coverts with rufous grey ; a line over each 
eye, and sides of the neck, varied with rufous ; facial streak and ear-coverts black ; throat fulvous white, 
with narrow black shaft-lines, broadening out towards the breast ; fore part of the neck and breast fulvous 
varied with rufous, and having the centre of each feather brown ; sides of the body dark brown varied with 
rufous, and with large rounded spots of fulvous white; abdomen and vent rich fulvous ; under tail-coverts 
and tibial plumes rufous brown, with narrow black shaft -lines ; quills and secondaries obscurely marked on 
their outer webs with grey ; tail with eight narrow interrupted bars of greyish white, and slightly tipped 
with rufous ; under surface of quills and tail-feathers dusky, the former largely toothed and the latter 
