melIerax

[Pref. mel i-, and Gr. hierax =a hawk.] Ornith.: Chanting Goshawk; a genus of Accipit rinæ, characteristic of the Ethiopian region. Their powers of song have prob ably been exaggerated, though they have a more varied note than other Goshawks. Melierax cano rus is the Cape or South African Goshawk; M. polyzonus is the Many banded Goshawk, sometimes found to the northward of the Ethiopian region; and M. gobar , the Red-faced Goshawk. Plumage pearly gray, rump white, tail dusky, tipped and barred with in all three species, with little variation. M. niger , the Black Goshawk, a small species, is black, with white spots on the tail. In habits the genus resembles Goshawks of more northern climates. IMG:content-1080.jpg:[blocks in formation]