A new species of caracara (Milvago) from Quaternary asphalt deposits in Cuba, with notes on new material of Caracara creightoni Brodkorb (Aves: Falconidae)

摘要

An extinct caracara, Milvago carbo, new species, is described from Quaternary asphalt deposits of Las Breas de San Felipe, northern Matan-zas Province, Cuba, from tarsometatarsi, tibiotarsi, and a notarium. This species was much larger than other species of the genus, living or extinct. New material of the extinct species Caracara creightoni provides additional information on its characters and distribution.