Ordo R a p t o r e s .
F a m . F a l c o n id * .
Stirps A q u i l in a .
Genus I F em a t o r n is .
ClIARACTERES G E N E I tlc r .
R o s tr um s u b fo rte , sa tis e lo iig a ttim ; m a n d ib u là su p e r io r i a d b a s in re c tà , a d ap ic e in v a id è c u r-
v a t à ; n a r ib u s o v a lib u s , o b liq u ò in c e r à p o sitis.
A im lo n g te , s u b ro tu n d a ta s ; r emigo p rim fl s u b b r e v i ; s e c u u d à te r tià q u e lo n g io n b u s ; q u a r ta
q u in t à q u e f e r è a jq u a lib u s , lo n g is s im is ; c a jte ris g r a d a tim d e c rc s c en tiliu s .
P e d e s s u b d e b ile s , s u b e lo n g a li ; ta r s is ru g o s is , sq u am aU m re lic u la tis ; d ig it,s s u iìb r e v ib u s ,
r e tic u la tis ; u n g itibm fo rtlb u s .
Canda sa tìs lo n g a , su b ro tu iu la ta .
T a b . I.
HAIMATORNIS U N D U L A T U S .
H a m . su p rà in te n s i brim n eu s, su h tìts b ru n n e s c e n li-ru fu s ; p e c to r e f,o s co u n d u la tim fa s c ia to ;
a hdomine ocelìis alb is hrunneo c ircum d a tis n o ta to ; c a p ite c r is ta lo , p t i l i s c a id à q u e nig ro -
h rm in e is, ilio sa tu ra tio r e , p lum is cristce a d basin a lb is a d apiccni r iife s c en ti m a rg in a tis ;
re c tric ibiis f a s c i a la ta in medio, m a rg in e q u e grcmili a d apieeui r ife s c e n li-a lh u b s n o ta tis ;
reg io n e carpcdi ocelìis (dbis p a r v is m a cu la ta .
L o n g itu d o corporis, ® p c d . 4 u n o . ; alce a c a rp o ad a p ic em rcm ig is 4 ta i, 1 9 i ; r o s tr i, 2 ; caudie.
H i ; tu r s i, 4 ; d ig i t i m edii, u n g u e e s c lu s o , I-f.
T h c g ro u p wh ic li is c h a ra c te riz e d a bove, Ls a t p r e s e n t com p o sed o f tlirc c w ell-defined sp e c ie s , a c c o rd in g
a c c u ra te ly witli e a c h o th e r ill th e ir g e n e r a l s tru c tu re , a u il tliffcrln g m e re ly in s llg lit, b u t .still tv c ll-m a rk c d
moclificatioiis o f sjieclfic c lm ra c tc r. F rom th e ir c o n n ia ra tiv c s tr e n g th o f body, th e s tr a ig h t b a se a n d Iciigth-
c a c d sh a p e o f th e hill, a n d th e b o ld h a b its iv h lch a re known to b e lo n g to on e a t le a s t o f th e sp e c ie s , th e y
s e em a llie d to th a t d ivis ion o f th e Fcilconidte w h ic h iiielu d e s th e E a g le s ; wh ile som e o f th e ir m in u te r p e en -
lla ritic s , p a rtic u la rly th e ru g o s e h e x ag o n a l sc a le s o f th e a c r e la n ia , a iip a re iitly b r in g th em in to im m ed ia te
a llia n ce w ith th e O spreys, o r th e g e n u s Paiu lto n o f M . Savigny-
T w o sp e cim en s o f th e sp e cie s now d e sc rib e d liave b e e n ex am in e d ; o n e b e lo n g in g to M r. G o u ld ’s o rig in a l
c o lle c tio n , th e s e co n d to a co llec tio n la te ly s e n t to th is co u n try by M r . H o d g so n , tlie B r iti s h R e s id e n t a t N ep a l.
B o th sp e cim en s c o rre sp o n d in th e ir m a rk in g s , b u t dilFer in siz e, th e la t te r b e in g a b o u t o n e fo u rth la rg e r ; a
d iire re n cc w h ich may p ro b ab ly b e a ttr ib u te d to se x . In b o th b ird s tlie c o lo u r o f th e b a ck a n d w in g s is o f an
in te n s e b row n . T h e h e a d is c re s te d ; th e fe a th e r s w h ite a t th e b a se , o f a d a rk b row n n e a rly a p p ro a c h in g to
b la c k a t th e e n d , th e b in d ones b e in g m a rg in e d w ith a lig h t ru fo u s lian d a t th e a p ex . H i e w in g -co v e rts n e ar
th e c a rp a l jo in t a re d e ep b row n m a rk e d w ith sm a ll w h ite sp o ts ; th e q u ill-fe a th c rs fu sco u s , d a rk e r a t th e ap ex ,
a n d m a rk e d w ith w h ite tow a rd s th e b ase o f th e in te r io r w eb ; th e c e re , b a se o f th e b e ak a n d le g s a rc yellow ;
th e c law s bla ck .
T h e P la te re p r e s e n ts tlie b ird th r e e fo u rth s o f its n a tu ra l size.