Ciccaba virgata 



Strlx; squaraulata Bonaparte TYPE 



No number. Leiden. Wing 2^2, tail 147, culmen 18.2, 

 tarsus -, middle toe minus claw 30, 



Uounted bird in not too good condition. A juvenile 

 v;hich is just moulting the last down - though the 

 nape is composed entirely of juvenile feathers. 

 Definitely reddened through exposure to light and 

 probably somev/hat paler from the same cause. 



Ground color of under parts ivhite vd.th a slight creamy 

 tinge; white spots (cream-colored) on head sagittate 

 rather than crescentic [ this size] ; spotting on 

 back much more prominent than in the 5 Guatemala 

 specimens v/ith which it has been compared; tarsi 

 immaculate buffy white; striping on underparts 

 5 mm. broad; tail with ^ bands (6 mm. ) and tip (10mm) 

 of dull white freckled with grayish brov;n; tail 

 fuscous brown (originally probably grayish brown). 



Examined at Leiden July U, 1939* 



On bottom of stand 

 7 Strix squamata 

 No. LV $ Cat. no. A 



de Berlin Mexiciue. 



A. J. Van Rossem 



