. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 366 FALCONID^. 71. MICROHIERAX * Hierax, Vigors, Zool. Journ. i. p. 339 (1824, nee Type. Leach, 1816) H. Foot of Microhierax ecsrulescens. Range. Eastern Himalayas, Assam, Burmah; Malayan penin- sula ; Java; Sumatra; Borneo ; Philippines. Key to the Species. a. Hiud neck white ccerulescens, p. 366. h. Hind neck like rest of hack. a!. Abdomen rufous fringillarius, p. 367. h'. Abdomen white. a". Thighs white melanoleuetis, p. 368. b". Thighs black erythrogenys, p. 369. 1. Microhierax cserulescens. The little Black-and-Oran
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 366 FALCONID^. 71. MICROHIERAX * Hierax, Vigors, Zool. Journ. i. p. 339 (1824, nee Type. Leach, 1816) H. Foot of Microhierax ecsrulescens. Range. Eastern Himalayas, Assam, Burmah; Malayan penin- sula ; Java; Sumatra; Borneo ; Philippines. Key to the Species. a. Hiud neck white ccerulescens, p. 366. h. Hind neck like rest of hack. a!. Abdomen rufous fringillarius, p. 367. h'. Abdomen white. a". Thighs white melanoleuetis, p. 368. b". Thighs black erythrogenys, p. 369. 1. Microhierax cserulescens. The little Black-and-Orange-coloured Hawk, Edw. Nat. Hist. B. iii. p. 108, pi. 108 (1750) t. • Le Faucon de Bengale, Briss. Orn. vi. Suppl. p. 20 (1760, ex Edw.). Falco cserulescens, Linn. S. N. i. p. 126 (1766, ex Edw.). Harpagus cserulescens, Siv. Classif. B. ii. p. 213 (1837). Hierax bengalensis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xi. pt. ii. p. 789 (1842); Gray, Cat. Mamm. 8r B. Nepal, Hodgs. p. 45 (1846) ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 28 (1850). Hierax eutolmus y. bengalensis, Hodgs. in Gray^s Zool. Misc. p. 81 (1844). Hierax cserulescens, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 21 (1844) ; Strickl. Orn. Syn. p. 102 (1855). Hierax eutolmus, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 21 (1844) ; Blyth, Cat. B. Miis. As. Soc. Beng. p. 17 (1849); id. J. A. S. B. xix. p. 324 (1850) ; Strickl. Orn. Syn. p. 103 (1855) ; Jerd. B. of India, i. p. 42 (1862); * fiiKpbs, parvus, tepoS, accipiter. f The absence of the white nuchal collar in Edwards's plate and description alone prevents us from fully recognizing the bird here referred to that title. This discrepancy may have been caused by the state of the sppcimen, which is stated to have come out of spirits. No other member of the genus suits the descrip- tion ; but, with the above allowance being made, it coincides admirably with the species afterwards described as Hierax Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and app
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