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 Gen. IV. STRIX. Li 



II. Sub-sen. Bubo. 



31 sp. Strix otus. Lin. The long-eared Owl. 

 Otus vulgaris. Flem. 



Nest. March— April, in tlie deserted nests of crows or magpies. 

 Egffs. 4-5, oval, white. 



31 « 



31^ 



31c 



32 sp. * Strix scops. Lin. The Scops-eared Owl. 

 Scops Aldrovandi. Ray. 



Nest. April — May, in holes of trees, in the midland and in the southern countries of Europe. 

 Eggs. 3-4, rounded, white. 



3.2 « 



32^ 



32 c 



