STinOID.K -TIIH OWI.S. \-j 



iiiclii'^ i;i Icii^lli liy l.."iM in lin'iultli, Aiiullicr, olitaiiu'tl in Now ^rcxicn, 

 niciisiucH 1. ('('.) liy l.L'.">. It^ inlnr is a dirty yi'llowisli-wliitc, its sliiipc mi 

 (. 1.1(1111,' oviil, Iiiiidly iiiniv i)i)int('(l iit llic siiiallor tliiiii iit tin- liir^or cud. 



All (\u'i,' t'li'iii Mniitcicy, ('iilirnriiiii,ci>ll('<'tt'<l l>y I»i'. Ciinlicld, i isiuvs 1.7(1 



iiiciics ill li'iij^lh Ky l.li.") in lnvadtli, of iin (iMiiii^'-iival s\\ii\>i', and nearly 

 (Mpially ol.tusc at citlicr end. It is of a iiiiilnnii liliii.sliwliitc. Anotlior 

 I'ldiii lilt' Ilin (Iraiidc is of a soiled nv ycllnwisli \vliiU\ iitid of the same .size 

 iiinl .s]ia|ie. 



(Jems OTXTS, Civikh. 

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hrarhiintv.i. ) 



ir,!t. Civ. Ii'r;,'. An. 17!»!i. (Typ.', Sh-ir n/ns, I, inn.) 



.hid, Sw.MNs. ],><;!l (/KC I'liiMSdN, iTiiin. 



lU-iii'hiiniits, (idri.ii, p. '/,. S. l.s;!7, 1(1. (Tyiic, Siriix hniintrni'-i., 



A:;i<iliiis, Ki-.vs. k lil. IS Id (».(■ K.vrc, l.S'iO). 



Cii.M!. Size iiu'iliiini. Km-tiills \V(>11 (Icvcloiicd or I'lKliniciitiiiy ; liciid siiiiill : eyes 

 ■•iiiiall. Ccic iiniili luclii'il. its Iciijjili iiioic tliiiii Ilic cliiinl ot' tlic cdliiu'ii. Hill wcidv, 

 (■()iii|ii('.-:.'<('ii. Only llic lii>l, <ii liisl mill si'Cdiid, outer |iii!ii;iiy willi its inner wcli eiiiiu- 

 f;in;ile(l. Tiiil alioiit liall'llie wIiilt, rDiiiided. Kar-eoiicli very liirire, ).'ill-lil\e, aboiil ns lonj; 

 lis the liei;,dil. of llie sUiill, willi nii iiiiterior nperciiliiin. wliieli extends il.s full leiifrlli, and 

 liiinlered [losleriorly liy a raised nieinlirane; llie two ears ii.syininetrieal. 



Species and Varieties. 



A. Ores, f'livier. Ear-liifls well develuped ; oilier (|iiill only with inner web 



Pinarv'inaled. 



Color.s li!a(.'kisli-l)rowii and hiitTy-oeliriieeons, — the loinier predoiiiiiialinir 

 above, where? mottled willi wi.itisli; llie latter prevailini; benealli. and 

 vaiie;,'ati'(l willi stripes or bars of dusky. Tail, primaries, and .seeoiidai ie.s, 

 transversely barred (obsoletely in (). sli/glns). 



1. O. vulgaris. Ends of primaries normal, broad ; toes foatliereil ; 

 faco ochraucons. 



Dusky of tlif upper parts in form of loniritudinal st. ipc.s. eon- 

 tiasliiii; con.spieuoiisly with llie paler frronnd-eolor. lienealh with 

 ocliraceoiis prevalent : tlic iiiarkinij;s in form of loiifritndinal stripes, 

 with scarcely any tiMusviMse bars. JLih. ]'^ll■opo and considerable 

 part of t'u? Old World var. vulgaris.' 



Dusky of the upper parts in (oriii of confused uiottliii<.r, not eon- 

 trastiiif,' conspiciiously \n itli the paler groniid-eolor. I{eiicatli with 

 the ochrncooiia ovcsrlaid by the whitish tips to the feathers ; tlio 

 uiarkinj,'s in form of traii.svcrso bars, which are broiuUn- than the 

 narrow medial .streak. Win^r, 1 1. ;")()- 12.1)0 ; tail, (i.DO - 0.20 ; 

 culrnen, .05^ tarsus, 1.20- 1.2-", ; miihllo toe, 1.1'). VVii)p;-fonnula, 

 2, .'! - -t - 1. //((/). North AiiMiiea . . var. wilsonianus. 



2. O. stygius.' Ends of primaries u.avrow, that of the first almost 

 falcdtu; toes entirely naked ; face du.skv, or wiih dusky prevailing. 



1 Ofu.i riilgaris. Strix otm, Lix\. S. N. p. 132, \166. —Asia ntin, Licss. Stuicki.. — Buhn 

 olHs, Savion. Ululn ntii.s, Macuii.i,. Oliis vulgnri.i, P'i.em. Brit. An. ]>. .'i6, 1828, ct .VrcT. 

 0. eurnprtiis, Stkimi. 1. O. albiro'lh, Daitd. 0. ilnliciis, Dai'D. 0. communis, Le.ss. 0. 

 nuritn, Mont. O. imn, 1...A'ii. n. .v/hvstris, O. nrborrm, and 0. grarili.i, Br.EiiM. 



" Olu.t stjigiufi. Nijclalops sliiiiius, Waoi,. Isia, 1832, p. 1221. — GitAY, Oen. B. p. 6, ed. 2, 



vol.. III. ,3 



