: BIRDS OF SAMOA 40 
the former there are ten tail feathers 
in number while the swallows have 
twelve. 
The beak is short and wide, the 
general plumage black, the under- 
neck and breast sooty grey. The 
wings long and the tail square. 
LULU. 
Owl. 
(Strix flammea) 
Of the two families of owls, the 
Strigidae and Bubonidae, contain- 
ing many varieties, the Samoan 
specimen belongs to the former and 
is classed as the Barn Owl. The 
genus is world wide in its habitation. 
