STRIGID.E — THE OWLS — OTUS. 



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GeSUS OTUS, CUVIER. 



Otus, CrviEK, Rogne Anim. I. 1817, 327. 



Gen. Ciiar. Form somewhat elongatetl. Head moderate ; car-tufts long, erectile ; 

 bill rather short, cm'ved from the base ; facial disk nearly perfect. Wings long, tail mod- 



erate ; tarsi and toes covered with short feathers ; claws long, cnr%-cd. Eyes rather small. 

 Concha of ear semicircular, extending i'rom the bill towards summit of head, anteriorly 

 operculate. (Cassin.) 



O. Wtlsonianus.* 



* This figure is taken from the European bird, and not distinguishable in a woodcut from the 

 Amcricati. 



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