ACCIPITER RUF1VENTRIS.—S m i t h .
A v e s .— P la t e X C I I I . - # § M ale a nd F em a l e .)
Mas,— A. supernè brunneus griseo-tinctus ; infra rufo alboque nebulatus ; plumis scapularibus albo-
maculatis ; rectricibus interne versus basin albo, brunneoque variàtis ; caudâ, alterné pallide rufo
brunneoque fasciatâ ; pedibus viridi-flavis ; oculis flavis.
Longitudo 13 une. 2 lin.
Fern.-—A. supernè brunneus, griseo-tinctus ; infra albus strigis longitudinalibus, fasciolisque transversis
yariegatis.
Longitudo 17 une. 2 lin.
Accipiter Rufiventris, Smith, South African Quart. Journal, Vol. i. p. 231, 1830.
Falco Exilis, Temon. Planch color, 496.
CoLOUE&-Mofe.—The upper parts of the head and neck, the interscapulars,
the back, the upper tail coverts, and lesser wing coverts of a tint
intermediate between brocoli-brown and brownish red, all faintly glossed
with lavender purple, the gloss most distinct on the head, neck, and iutersca-
pulars ; the lesser wing coverts are narrowly edged with pale reddish orange.
Ear coverts, lower portion of throat, breast, belly, vent, and thighs, mottled
rusty reddish orange and white, and each of the breast feathers has a narrow
brown line in the course of the shaft, and indistinct narrow brown bars on
the vanes ; upper portion of throat and sides of neck behind and below ear
coverts white. Primary "and secondary quill feathers brownish red, the
inner vanes towards quills barred-white and liver-brown, towards tips with
liver-brown only ; the scapulars and tertiary quill feathers marked with
incomplete white bars in the form of broad irregular blotches, portions of
which become visible when the feathers are deranged. Tail above barred,
alternately rusty brocoli-brown and liver-brown, the bars of the latter colour
six in number ; the tips of all the feathers rusty white ; under tail coverts
white. Tarsi and toes greenish yellow ; claws brownish red. Bill,—upper