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yellow, especially on the head, until the whole head and 
neck are completely white, or the crown and the eye- 
brows may be dull black on the white ground ; while 
the barring of the wings and tail becomes less numerous 
but more definite. The black and white tints of the 
head then give place to pale slaty blue ; while the rest 
of the upper surface becomes dull slaty black. 
Both of these birds seem to be of dull, sluggish habit. 
They do not occur commonly on the coast, being more 
frequently taken in the low bush and along the edges of 
the forest creeks, where they seem to delight in seclusion. 
The last of this group to be mentioned is the little 
yellow-faced kite (Gampsonyx swainsoni) . This little 
bird is only from about 8-10 inches in length, and, at 
first sight, from its size, might be mistaken for the little 
kestrel, from which however it is altogether different. 
The bill is simply festooned, not toothed as in the 
kestrel ; and the body is much stouter in proportion, 
with shorter wings and tail — the latter being rounded as 
in the three preceding species. The upper surface is 
greyish-black, the wings and tail darker above, but very 
pale underneath and almost white, like the rest of the 
under surface, with the exception of a black patch on the 
sides of the breast, and the ruddy legs and sides. The 
front of the head and cheeks are bright-yellow ; and a 
collar round the neck is white, followed by red shoulders. 
This little kite is not a coast species. It is to be 
found in the higher lands of the interior where it 
frequents the forest, chiefly on the margins of the open 
savannahs. 
Turning now to the group of hawks with long legs — 
those, namely, in which the tarsal bone is bare and quite 
