TENGMALM'S NIGHT OWL. 



Nodua Tengmalmi SELBY. 



PLATE XXIX. 



Strix Tengmalmi, Chouette Tengmalm, Temm. Man. jf'Orntih. 

 Strix Tengmalmi, North. Zool. ii. p. 94. Tengmalm's 

 Night Owl, Noctua Tengmalmi, Selby, Ittust. Br. Ornith. 

 pi. xxvi Little Owl, Wilkugh. Eng. edit. p. 105 ?? 



WE have thought it best to exclude most of the 

 synonyms which are sometimes applied to this 

 species, from the confusion which has been made 

 between it and the next. The last we have 

 quoted with a doubt, but if correct, it will shew 

 how long it is since this little Owl was known; 

 " the ears great," will not allow it to belong to the 

 next, to which it has been generally attached. 

 The figure of Bewick, and his description, appear 

 also rather to belong to this than the next, except 

 in the drawing of the legs ; and it would be worth 

 while for some ornithologist to see the specimen, 

 and ascertain decidedly the species from which 

 his figure was drawn. 



This pretty little species is a rare bird in Britain, 

 and can be viewed only as an occasional visitant ; 

 " several instances of iu capture" are said to have 



