The type specimens of 22 diurnal Raptor taxa are reviewed critically. Lectotypes are designated for the following taxa : Falco poecilonotus Cuvier in Temminck, 1822, Buteo pallidus Lesson, 1830, Buteogallus carthartoides Lesson, 1830, Buteo tricolor d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837, Falco cirtensis Levaillant, 1850, Falco senegalus Cuvier, 1829, and Falco cristatellus Temminck, 1824. Eight specimens labelled as types, which they are not according to the Code, are also treated.
Aves, Accipitridae, types, Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle.