. The birds of South Africa. Birds. FALCONID^ CIRCUS 375 Vet. Ahad. Handl. Stoclch. ii, no. 10, p. 48 (1858) [Cape div.]; Gurvey, Ibis, 1859, p. 242,1860, p. 204 [Natal]; Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 35 (1867); Gurney, Ibis, 1868, p. 464 [Transvaal] ; id. ed. Anders'son's B. Bama- raland, p. 34 (1872) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. i, p. 71 (1874) ; Buckley, Ibis, 1874, p. 359 [Natal] ; Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. pp. 14, 795 (1875-84); Shelley, Ibis, 1875, p. 65 [Durban] ; Gurneij, Ibis, 1875, p. 223 ; Ayres, Ibis, 1878, p. 283 [Potchefstroom] ; Oates, Matabeleland, p. 297 [Pretoria]; Holub iV PeUeln, Orn
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. FALCONID^ CIRCUS 375 Vet. Ahad. Handl. Stoclch. ii, no. 10, p. 48 (1858) [Cape div.]; Gurvey, Ibis, 1859, p. 242,1860, p. 204 [Natal]; Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 35 (1867); Gurney, Ibis, 1868, p. 464 [Transvaal] ; id. ed. Anders'son's B. Bama- raland, p. 34 (1872) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. i, p. 71 (1874) ; Buckley, Ibis, 1874, p. 359 [Natal] ; Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. pp. 14, 795 (1875-84); Shelley, Ibis, 1875, p. 65 [Durban] ; Gurneij, Ibis, 1875, p. 223 ; Ayres, Ibis, 1878, p. 283 [Potchefstroom] ; Oates, Matabeleland, p. 297 [Pretoria]; Holub iV PeUeln, Orn. Sud-AfriJcas, p. 38 (1882; [Bechuanaland]; Butler, Feilden, amd Beid, Zool. 1882, p. 38 [New- castle] ; Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 153 (1896) ; Woodward Bros. Natal B. p. 140 (1899) ; Beichenow, Vog. Afr. i., p. 540 (1901). ' Kikvorsch-vanger " (, Frog-catclier) of the Fig. 127.—Circus ranivorus. x -f. Description.—Above, dark brown; the feathers of the nape, facial ruff, shoulders and wing-coverts edged and tipped with white ; primaries nearly black, but marbled with white on the basal half of the inner web; primary coverts and secondaries barred across with ashy-grey and slightly tipped with white ; upper tail-coverts rufous with a few whitish spots and tips; tail ashy tipped with white, with indications, more or less distinct, of six or seven dark sepia cross bands; below, breast dark brown, many of the feathers edged with white, especially on the lower breast, becoming dark rufous on the abdomen and under tail-coverts ; tail-feathers hardly showing any trace of bars below. Iris yellow ; bill black ; cere greenish-yellow; feet light yellow ; claws Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William L
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