Bill small, its edge slightly sinuate; wings moderate, primaries cut on inner web; first primary short; secondaries much shorter than primaries; tarsus feathered in front for a short distance, a row of large hexagonal scales in front, rest of tarsus with small hexagonal scales. 189. BUTASTUR INDICUS (Gmelin). TIC-WEE BUZZARD. Falco indicus Gmelin, Syst. Nat. (1788), 1, pt. 1, 264. Butastur indicus Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. (1874), 1, 297; Hand-List (1899), 1, 266; Oates, Cat. Birds' Eggs (1902), 2, 278; McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 43. Lim-bas', Manila and Lubang; tic-weé, in general; cu-yab', Calayan. Balabac (Everett); Basilan (Steere Exp., McGregor); Batan N. (Edmonds [24]); Bohol (Everett, Steere Exp.); Cagayancillo (McGregor); Cagayan Sulu (Mearns); Calamianes (Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Calayan (McGregor); Cebu (Everett, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, McGregor); Cuyo (Meyer); Fuga (Whitehead); Guimaras (Meyer); Lubang (McGregor); Luzon (Meyer, Everett, Steere Exp., Whitehead, McGregor); Masbate (Bourns & Worcester); Mindanao (Steere, Koch & Schadenberg, Steere Exp., Goodfellow); Mindoro (Everett, McGregor, Porter); Negros (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester, Keay); Palawan (Everett, Whitehead, Platen, Bourns & Worcester, White); Panay (Steere, Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Samar (Bourns & Worcester); Sibay (McGregor & Worcester); Siquijor (Steere Exp., Bourns & Worcester); Sulu (Bourns & Worcester); Tawi Tawi (Bourns & Worcester); Verde (McGregor). Ussuri-land; Japan; China to Malay Peninsula; Celebes.