. The royal natural history. nds, and is replaced in the Amazondistricts and some adjacent parts of South America by the black caracara (7. ater),which is a much smaller bird, measuring only 16 inches in length, and character-ised by the whole plumage, with the exception of a white band across the base ofthe tail, being black, with greenish reflections. Agreeing in size with the blackcaracara is the very differently-coloured bird known as the chimachima (7. chima-chima), of which an immature example is represented in the lower figure of ourillustration. This caracara ranges from Brazil northwa
. The royal natural history. nds, and is replaced in the Amazondistricts and some adjacent parts of South America by the black caracara (7. ater),which is a much smaller bird, measuring only 16 inches in length, and character-ised by the whole plumage, with the exception of a white band across the base ofthe tail, being black, with greenish reflections. Agreeing in size with the blackcaracara is the very differently-coloured bird known as the chimachima (7. chima-chima), of which an immature example is represented in the lower figure of ourillustration. This caracara ranges from Brazil northwards of the tropic, throughColombia into Panama. In the adult the prevailing colour may be said to be white ;a streak from the eye towards the back of the head, the back, wings, and tail beingmainly dark brown, with lighter margins to many of the feathers. The first fourprimary quills are white with dark markings in the middle of their length, whilethe remainder are yellowish white at the base, with dark brown tips. The tail-. BRAZILIAN CARACARA. CARACARAS. 249 feathers have a lightish ground, marked with narrow brown bars for the greaterpart of their length, but near the end show a broad blackish band tipped withwhite. The iris of the large eye is greyish brown, the beak is bluish white at thebase, becoming lighter at the tip; the cere and a bare space round the eye areorange tinged with red; and the feet are pale yellow. In young birds the top ofthe head and cheeks are dark brown: the sides and back of the neck brown with
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