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on till' lower fc-atliors ; tibia; and taisi witii iiiiinoroiis transverse (liisi<y bars. Winjr, '>. tO ; 

 tai!, li.O"); tarsi, l.(M); middle toe, .(i3. No. 10,!)33 (same loealily, etc.) is similar, but 

 smaller, measurinjr, o.OO, 2.00, 1.00, and .00. 



II.vii. Soutlierii .Middle I'roviiieo of Uiiile(l Slates; Lower and Southern Califoruia. 



Lo<:alities. (?) ()a.\aea (ScL. LS58, 2'M) ; (?) Guatemala (Scl. Ibis, I, 220) ; (?) Te.\as 

 (DuESSER, Ibis, 1850, 330). 



Wliilo. the Scops mncca/li is without doubt to be distinguished from S. asio, 

 its liuiug spocifieally distinct is not a nuittcr oi' so much cortiiinty ; witli 11 

 siniiilc stutcmtuit ol' tlio dillercnces between the two, I slmll Iciive the 

 vahio of tliosc dillercnces to tlie appreciation of eacli one, according to liis 

 own fancy. The species is represented in tlio collection by but four speci- 

 mens, two adult and two young. I have not seen the red plumage as 

 described liy (.'ussin. 



The characters of this race, as given in the diagnosis, appear to be really 

 constant ; and there is not a .specimen in the series of those from the west 

 which may not readily be referred to one or the other. 



The gray adult mamtl/i dillers from that of asio in the much finer mot- 

 tling of the general plumage; the medial black stripes of the feathers above 

 being nu)re sharjdy delined, and more distinct from the transverse zigzags. 

 Uelow, the transverse dark bars are much finer, and nearer together. The 

 face, neck, and juguluin more finely and uniforiidy barred. The white 

 scapular spots have not the black border seen in asio. The size is smaller. 



The young of maccalli difl'ers from that of asio in much finer bars above, 

 the dusky rather prevailing ; below, also, the bars are fiuer and nearer to- 

 gether. 



It is not necessary to compare this bird with any other than the S. ac,io, 

 since it is not at all rela^';ed to choKha, or an/ other southern species. 



Scops macca/li is entirely distinct from the *S'. trichopsis, Wagler, not- 

 withstanding the statement in the Ibis, for April, 1872 (p. C), that "the 

 name " is " really synonymous with S. trichopsis of Wagler, the bird being 

 quite distinct from S. asio, as has been pointed out elsewhere." (P. Z. S. 

 18G8, p. o7.) 



Scops asio, var. kennicotti, Elliot. 



KENNICOTTS OWL. 



Scops kennicotti, Elmdt, Tr. Ac. Nat. Se. riiil. 18G7, p. 1)9; Illust. Am. Birds, pL si. — 

 Baiui), Trans. Chicago Acad. Sc. \, 11, 311, \\. x.wii, 1SC9. — D.vll & BANNisTKit, Tr. 

 Clue. Ac. I, 18C9, 273. — Guay, Hand List, \, 47, 18(19. — Ei.i.roT, Illust. Birds Am! 

 I, XXVII. — Fix.scil, Abh. Nat. Ill, 28. — Scops asio, var. kennicotti, (Riiwway) 

 CouEs, Key, 1872, 203. 1 Scops asio, Coor. & Suck. P. R. U. Rept. XII, 11, 155, 

 1800 (all citations from northwest coast). 



Sp. Char. Adult (^, 59,847, Sitka, Alaska, March, 18GG; Ferd. BischofT. Elliott's 

 type). Above umber-brown, with a reddish east; feathers confusedly mottled trans- 



