48 STRIGHX&. 



The SPOTTED-EARED OWL. OTUS maculosus, Less. Strix 

 maculosa, Vieill. N. Diet. H. N. vn. 44. Gal. des 

 Ois. t. 23*. S. Africana, Temm. pi. col. 50. 



a. Male. South Africa. Presented by the Earl of 

 Derby. 



b. South Africa. From the South African Museum. 



c. d. Very young. South Africa. From the South Afri- 

 can Museum. 



e. Western Africa. Presented by Capt. Sabine, R.A. 



The THICK-BILLED EARED OWL. OTUS crassirostris. 

 Strix crassirostris, Vieill. N. Diet. H. N. vn. 44. S. 

 macrorhyncha, Temm. pi. col. 64. 



a. Chili. From Mr. Bridges' Collection. 



The SHORT-EARED OWL. OTUS brachyotus. Strix bra- 

 chyotus, Gmel. S. N. i. 289. PL enl. 438. S. sego- 

 lius, ulula, et accipitrina, Pall. Brachyotus palustris, 

 Gould. Wils. Amer. Orn. t. 33. f. 3. S. arctita, 

 Sparrm. S. tripennis, Schranks. S. palustris, Smies. 

 S. brachyura, Nils. 



a. Gloucestershire. From Col. Montagu's Collection. 



b. Great Britain. From Col. Montagu's Collection. 



c. Great Britain. 



d. North America. Presented by the Hudson's Bay 

 Company. 



e. Canada. Presented by J. P. Mauger, Esq. 



f. Northern Land Expedition. Presented by Capt. Sir G. 

 Back, R.N. 



g. Athens. Presented by C. L. W. Merlin, Esq. 

 h. Northern Asia. 



i.j. Nepaul. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 

 k. China. Presented by J. R. Reeves, Esq. 



The GALAPAGOS OWL. OTUS Galapagoensis, Gould, Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. 1837. 10. Voy. of Beagle, Birds, t. 



a, Galapagos. Presented by Sir W. Burnett and Capt. 

 Fitzroy, R.N. 



b. Falkland Islands. Presented by Sir W. Burnett and 

 Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. 



