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Mr. D. A. Bannerman on a 
Falco minor Bonap. 
Falco minor Reich, i. p. 622 (1901). 
a. Geloko, 6th Dec., 1905. 
Bill pale slate-coloured; cere yellow ; legs and feet bright 
yellow. 
POLIOHIERAX SEMITORQUATUS (A. Smith). 
Poliohieraoc semitorquatus Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p. 420; 
Reich, i. p. 645 (1901). 
a. <$. Geloko, 20th June, 1905. 
b-d. $ . Wagliar, 24th Aug.-26th Oct., 1905. 
e-o!. £ ? . Burao, 3rd Jan.~21st Feb., 1906. 
Iris brown; cere cerise; gape, nares, and orbital ring 
vermilion ; bill slate-colonred, dark at the tip ; legs and feet 
coral-red, nails blue-black. 
These little Falcons appear to be plentiful in North 
Somaliland, judging from the large series which Mr. Bury 
has obtained. 
Cerchneis tinnunculus (Linn.). 
Cerchneis tinnunculus Lort Phillips, Ibis, 1898, p. 420; 
Reich, i. p. 641 (1901). 
a-c. S 2 et g imm. Waghar, 14th July-26th Aug., 
1905. 
d , e. <$ et $ imm. Burao, 23rd Feb.-20th March, 1906. 
Bill pale slate-coloured ; cere dull yellow ; legs and feet 
yellow washed with white; toes blue-black. 
Cerchneis saturata Blyth. 
Cerchneis saturata Sharpe, Hand-1, i. p. 277 (1899). 
a-c. $ et $ imm. Waghar, 18th July-26th Aug., 1905. 
Adult female. Bill slate-coloured; legs and feet orange; 
nails bluish black. 
The above-mentioned specimens were all procured on 
the high ground at Waghar in company with examples 
of C. tinnunculus. They are Very dark birds and agree 
perfectly with specimens from the Himalaya, Burma, &c. 
Cerchneis fieldi Elliot. 
Cerchneis fiddi Sharpe, Hand-1, i. p. 2 77 (1899). 
a. $ . Burao, 2nd March, 1906. 
