. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . nd theywere not allowed to finish all the copies. In consequence of this a difference, more markedin some than others, wiU be found among the plates mentioned above ; and I trust that thisexplanation may prove sufficient to those who have the opportunity of comparing the two sets. The 2d No. being entirely printed and partially coloui-ed, will appear at no verydistant interval, and the nature of its contents wiU probably make it more attractive
. Illustrations of Indian ornithology : containing fifty figures of new, unfigured and interesting species of birds, chiefly from the south of India . nd theywere not allowed to finish all the copies. In consequence of this a difference, more markedin some than others, wiU be found among the plates mentioned above ; and I trust that thisexplanation may prove sufficient to those who have the opportunity of comparing the two sets. The 2d No. being entirely printed and partially coloui-ed, will appear at no verydistant interval, and the nature of its contents wiU probably make it more attractive than thepresent number. Should the publication of the present series of fifty buds be, as there is everyreason to anticipate, successful enough to repay the Author for the heavy expenses he hasincurred, it wiU, immediately on completion, be followed by a second set of fifty more bhds,and the two series will then include a very considerable number of the unfigm-ed speciesof Peninsular India. A classified Index will be given with the concluding No. which will notice anycorrections of nomenclature that may be required. Nelloke : November 3d, Afj-aeJjM) ^^^je/ru,ot/^, iy ^..:jii-!^-atM/- ORB. KAPTORES. TRIBE—FALCON IBM. FAM. NIS ^ T U S—Hodgson. PLATE I. NIS^TUS FEMALE. LARGE HAWK-EAGLE. Synon.—Niscetus niveus, Jerdon—Madras Journal of Literatui-e and Science, No. 24. Mhoriinghee, in Hindustani—Sahua, in Teloogoo—Rajalee, in Tamool. The group of rapacious birds to wMcli tUs fine Eagle belongs, was first separatedby Mr. Hodgson, iu a paper published in the 6th volume of the Journal of the AsiaticSociety of Bengal, and the genus is there characterized as follows :— BiU short, at baseas high as broad, distinguished by compression without feebleness, strongly festooned, nareslarge, vertical, elliptic, angulated and wholly lateral in esposiire— wings short, finn, fifthquiU longest—tail long, firm and square —tarsi e
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