438 



ULULA ALUCO. THE TAWNY HOOTING-OWL. 



BROWN OWL. TAWNY OWL. WOOD OWL. GREY OWL. IVY OWL. BEECH OWL. 

 SCREECH OWL. HOWLET. JENNY HOWLET. CUMHACHAG. CAILLEACH- 

 OIDHCHE. 



Strix Aluco. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 132. 



Strix stridula. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 133. 



Strix Aluco. Lath. Ind. Orn. I. 59. 



Strix stridula. Lath. Ind. Orn. I. 58. 



Tawny Owl. Mont. Orn. Diet. 



Chouette Hulotte. Strix Aluco. Temm. Man. d'Orn. I. 89. 



Tawny Owl. Ulula stridula. Selb. lllustr. I. 103. 



Syruium Aluco. Tawny Owl. Jen. Brit. Vert. An. 93. 



Upper parts in both sewes h'ownish-red, more or less tinged 

 xcith grey^ marked tcith longitudinal dark-hrotcn streaks, and 

 traiisverse lines of a lighter tint ; the lower parts reddish-xchite^ 

 or yellowish., with longitudinal linear-lanceolate and transverse 

 undidated dark-broicn markings ; large white spots on some of 

 the scapulars and wing-coverts ; hill greyish-yellow ; iris bluish- 

 black. Young birds more tinged with red, old birds more grey. 



Male. — The Tawny Owl has the appearance of a remark- 

 ably full and robust bird, having the head proportionally larger 



