Mr. P. L. Sclater on Milvago carunculatus. 19 
Holboll formerly possessed an example, probably obtained in 
Greenland during* the latter years of his life. 
115. Xema sabini, J. Sab. 
Very rare in the Danish settlements; breeds only to the north 
of Upernavik. 
116. Sterna macroura, Naum. 
117. *Sula bass ana (Linn.). 
Accidental and rare. 
118. Graculus carbo (Linn.). 
Copenhagen, 31st July, 1860. 
II.— Note on Milvago carunculatus and its allied species. 
By Philip Lutley Sclater. 
(Plate I.) 
In my description of Accipiter collaris in last year’s volume of 
f The Ibis’ (p. 147 et seq .), I spoke of Milvago carunculatus as 
another scarce Raptorial bird peculiar to New Granada, of which, 
at the time I was writing, I believed but one specimen was 
known to exist in scientific collections. M. 0. Des Murs, having- 
noticed this allusion, has most kindly sent to me the original 
description of Milvago carunculatus, as it was prepared for his 
c Iconographie Ornithologique ’ in 1845. That work having (un¬ 
fortunately for science) been discontinued shortly afterwards, 
M. Des Murs’ article was never published, and merely a short 
notice of this new species was subsequently given by him in the 
f Revue Zoologique 9 for 1853 (p. 154). I now have the pleasure 
of giving M. Des Murs’ full description, as follows :— 
Polyborus ( Milvago , Phalcobrenus ) carunculatus, Des Murs. 
Supra nigro-splendens; remigibus primariis, secundariis et 
tectricum alarium majorum apicibus albis; rectricibus in 
toto nigris, albo late marginatis; supracaudalibus albis: 
subtus niger, albo regulariter flammato seu squamato ; 
abdomine inferiore, crisso, femoribus subcaudalibusque can- 
didis : carunculis ceraque aurantiis; pedibus flavis. 
Cette belle espece de Polyborus a la plus grande ressemblance 
et l’affinite la plus intime avec le P. montanus de d’Orbigny. 
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