. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . Species 24.—Goshawk (| nat. size). Genus—NISAETUS : nisus, a kind of small hawk. 2. morphnoides : morphnos, dusky ; eidos, form. Genus—HALIAETUS : hals, sea ; aefos, eagle. 3. leucogaster : fcu/;os, white ; gaster, belly. Genus—HALIAS TUR : hals, sea ; astur, goshawk. 4. girrenera. o. sphenurus : sphen, wedge ; oura, tail. Genus— : affinis, neighbouring. milvus, kite. LOPHOICTI NIA : tophos, creel ; iktinot, isu ra : MOf. axlllar is : axilla, scrip tus :. Boob ^ \\ l 11 nat. ill) i \ i \
. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . Species 24.—Goshawk (| nat. size). Genus—NISAETUS : nisus, a kind of small hawk. 2. morphnoides : morphnos, dusky ; eidos, form. Genus—HALIAETUS : hals, sea ; aefos, eagle. 3. leucogaster : fcu/;os, white ; gaster, belly. Genus—HALIAS TUR : hals, sea ; astur, goshawk. 4. girrenera. o. sphenurus : sphen, wedge ; oura, tail. Genus— : affinis, neighbouring. milvus, kite. LOPHOICTI NIA : tophos, creel ; iktinot, isu ra : MOf. axlllar is : axilla, scrip tus :. Boob ^ \\ l 11 nat. ill) i \ i \ i n i fait ba zalubr-rista ta : tub, Dfl | lame. ii- FAL CO : (alco, lalcon. nielano Kenyi : li- ■ k. hypoleu cus : h*>po, uodei . Imtkot, «sub niKer : «-. and* r . nv«r, bbu tus : EA rial name of the hawk. orlrnta Us : Genus—FALCO.—Distance between tips of primaries and tips of second-aries more than half length of tail. 12. F. melailOgeiiyS, Old., Black-cheeked Falcon. Male.—Head, entire sides of face, cheeks, ear coverts deep black,upper surface blackish-brown, quills blackish, the outer secondarieswith white tips ; throat creamy ; upper breast creamy with blackstripes, rest of under surface buffy-white with close narrow transversely barred. Total length, 15 in. ; wing, 11 75 in. Female.—Similar but larger ; underneath deep rusty, paler onchest. Hab. : 2 to 9. 13. F. hypoleucilS, Gld., Grey Falcon. Thighs perfectly uniform, whitish or bluish-white. Above ashy,all
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