168 



ACCIPITRH^. 



STRIGlDyI<; 



STRlalDJi. 



Bubo ignavus, T. Forster*. 

 EAGLE-OWL. 



Bubo maxinms t. 



Bubo, DmiurllX- — Bill short, strong, curved, compressed at the point. Nos- 

 trils pierced in the cere, large, oval or rounded. Facial di.sk incomplete about 

 the eyes. Auditory opening, small, oval, without an operculum. Wings rather 

 short, concave; the third and fourth quill-feathers generally the longest. Legs 

 and toes covered with feathers ; claws long. Head furnished with two tufts of 

 feathers. 



* Synoptical Catalogue of British Birds, p. 3 (1817). 



t Fleming, British Animals, p. 57 (1S28). 



t Zoologie Analytique, p. 34 (1S06). 



