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B. bxibo ascalaphus Savigny. A liright rufous race with no 

 barring on sides of head and neck and few dark longitudinal 

 streaks on breast ; alidomen is not streaked l)ut white barred 

 with red brown, never black as in "Ijubo." Wing r^ 345-375) 

 9 380-430 (H.). 



Resident. — N. Africa (Morocco to Egypt); also Palestine and 

 Syria. 



B. bubo desertorum Erlanger. A paler and generally more 

 southern race than " ascalaphus." 



Rcsidoif. — N.W. Africa south of Atlas Mountains to Egypt. 



Otus. 

 Of small size; wing under 200 m.m. ; ear tufts distinct; 

 partly diurnal ; nest generally in holes in trees. 



Otus scops scops (L.). Scops Owl. Fr. Petit due ; Go-. 

 Zwergohreule ; Ital. Assiolo. 



^ 9 Grey brown, finely vermiculated with dark brown 

 mixed with rufous and with dark brown shaft streaks ; primaries 

 barred white on outer wel3 ; outer webs of some scapulars rufous ; 

 facial disc grey, freckled and with a posterior dark brown frill ; 

 feathers of abdomen white finely freckled and with dark brown 

 shaft streaks ; ist primary between 5th and 6th, sometimes 

 between 4th and 5th, 2nd and 3rd generally longest. r>ill bluish 

 black. Tarsi feathered. Feet grey, claws pale horn. Iris yellow. 

 Wing 145-162. Tarsus 25-30. Bill 10. 



Breeds. — From E. Canaries through N.W. Africa ; S. Europe 

 north to S. France, Switzerland, Italy, S. Austria, S. Hungary, 

 Rumania, S. Russia (especially in S.E.), Central Russia (local), 

 but occasionally north to Petrograd ; Asia Minor and Palestine. 

 Migrates ; occurs Malta and Egypt on passage, especially 

 spring. Winters tropical Africa. Rare visitor to C. Europe 

 and Britain. 



O. scops pulchellus (Pallas). Generally greyer in colour with 

 many white spots on upper parts. Wing longer, 151- 164. 



Breeds. — E. Russia (Orenburg and Ural), and S.W. Siberia. 

 Occurs in N.E. Africa in winter. 



