Rescaled radial velocities, , of our high-velocity samples plotted against their Galactic longitudes, l. The dashed horizontal lines mark our threshold velocities, ± 200 and ± 300 km s^-1. Blue and orange symbols represent RAVE stars and B00 stars, respectively. Open circles mark stars that have km s^-1, while filled circles represent stars that have km s^-1 and are classified as halo stars. Colored dots show all stars that we identify as halo stars, i.e., which are on counter-rotating orbits. The gray contours illustrate the complete RAVE mother sample.