[207] ἱερός, sacred; falco, a Falcon; candicans, white.
[208] κερχνηίς, or κέρχνη, Gr., a Kestrel; tinnunculus, Lat., a Hawk.
[209] pp. 82, 95.
[210] Ornithology of Shakspere.
[211] “Ornithology of the Strait of Gibraltar,” &c., p. 56.
[212] “Essays on Natural History,” p. 8.
[213] Ketupa, a “barbarous” name, with no meaning.
[214] σκότος, darkness; πέλεια, a Dove, with a covert allusion to the name of the discoverer (Sclater).
[215] Ibis, 1859, p. 447.
[216] Bubo, a Horned Owl (Vergil); ignavus, dastardly—an inappropriate title for so fine a bird.