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lighter, all barretl \vit,li paler brown (more distinct on the secon- 

 daries), these bars represented on the outer web by a white spot, 

 larger and more distinct on the primaries ; upper tail-coverts brown, 

 slightly washed with rufous, and minutely spotted with white : tail 

 brown, rather paler at tip, and crossed with irregular bars of lighter 

 brown, of which about three are indicated, being more regular on 

 the outer feathers, whei'e they are represented by white bars on the 

 inner web ; facial aspect Avhite, the lores overhung by hair-like 

 brown bristles ; a white eyebrow very distinct ; frontal plumes also 

 whitish; ear-coverts brown, surrounded behind by an indistinct 

 ruff of dark brown feathers, those on the lower part whitisli, mar- 

 gined with brown, and hence scarcely to be distinguislied from the 

 white cheeks ; under surface of body white, with narrow streaks of 

 brown, disappearing gradually on the abdomen, and absent on the 

 under tail-coverts, which are entirely white ; sides of neck rufous 

 brown, spotted with white, descending rather on to the fore neck, 

 and forming a demi-collar ; the centre of the chest and fore neck 

 white, narrowly streaked with brown ; flanks washed with orange- 

 buff, and more broadly streaked with broA\-n, thus producing a some- 

 what mottled appearance; thighs deep orauge-butf; under wing- 

 coverts fulvous, inclining to ochre on the outer margin, which is 

 also washed with brown, the lower series fulvous at b;Lse, ashy 

 brown at tip, thus resembling the inner lining of the quills, which 

 are ashy brown below, barred with fulvous on the inner web ; bill 

 greenish yellow, dusky at base ; feet yellow (apparently) ; clawa 

 horny. Total length 7 inches, wing 5-5, tail 6-1, tarsus 1"35. 

 {Mus. Paris.) 

 Hah. Cuba. 



11. NINOX*. Typ^ 



Ninox, Hodgs. Madr. Joum. v. p. 23 (1837) . . N. lugubris. 



Hieracoglaux, Kaiip, Ms, 1848, p. 708 N. conuiveus. 



Spiloglaux, Kaiip, I. c. \). 7(i8 N. nova; zealandia;. 



Cepludoptyux. Kaiiji, Contr. Orii. 1852, p. 105. . N. puuctulata. 



Ctenoglaux, Kaup, I. c. p. 109 N. hirsuta. 



Rhabdoglaux, Bp. Heo. et Mag. de Zool. 1854, 



p. 544 N. strenua. 



* I have not examined the following species : — 



NiXOX PODAKC.INAt; 



Koctm podargina, Ilartl. & Finscb, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 90. 



Adult. Pale ferrugiuous red, not very plaiiiij transversely varied auil marked 

 here and there with small whitish spots; head paler fulvous, iudistiiu'tly 

 fasciated ; rump and upper tail-coverts more closely spotted with white; on 

 the wing-coverts some larger spots of white; wings pule rufous; quills witli 

 fewer and more irregular bands, duller ou the inner web ; tail-feathers pale 

 rufous, obscurely banded ; breast and abdomen irregularly banded and spotted 

 on a brighter rufous butf ground ; under wing-coverts banded with whitish 

 and dusky ; bill p;de ; feet dark. Total length about 1 1 inches, culmen U 8, 

 wing 6'2, tail .", tarsus 1. 



Hab. Pelew Islands. 



Drs. Hartlaub and Fiusch (/. r.) give the following remarks on tliis species ; 



