STKKHD.K-TIIK OWl.S. 85 



and a very small (inantity of food seenipd to supply tlieir wants. As soon 

 a.s it l)fLMUiu (lark tlu'y rotiivd to tlieir ne.st, and tliuru apparently passed the 

 ni|;ht. 



To tlii.s account Mr. Lord adds, that early in May two small eg-^s were 

 laid, wliite in coloi', round and very rou^;h on tlieir snrlace, a large knot-hole 

 in the lirancii of tliu tree having liceii selected as the nesting-place. Nothing 

 of any kind was nsed as a lining, the egg.s being depo.situd on the bare wood. 

 The length of tinu^ oocni>ied in incubation Mr. Lord was not able to ascer- 

 tain in eonse([ueiice of the shortness of his stay. 



Glaucidium ferrugineum, Kaui*. 



THE SED-TAILED OWL. 



airU fn'ncjiiiiii. Max. Hi is, jlias. i, 105, 18-20 ; Tiav. Bras. p. 88; Ileitr. 111,234.— 



Ti;.M.M. I'l. lol. lilll. .(.ATM. (llll. Hist. I, Iir;). Xliflllll/., StKI'II. '/ji«\. .Xlli, pt. 11, 



p. CO. — I,i,ss. Mail. Dill. 1, 111 ; Tr. Oiii. 104. — Crv. I.'i'},'. An. (cil. -S), I, ;!4t). — 

 TsciiL-Di, Av. ('.iiisp. Wiijiiii. Aivliiv. 1841, 2(i7 ; Fium. I'''"'- I'P- !'•'• !'''■ >'»''"•'"■'«./'■. 

 Ho.VAl'. Oss. Ciiv. lii'^r. All. p. r.(> ; Isis, 1833, 1053. Af/i'iif /., fiUAY, (ii'li. li. lot. sp. 

 17 ; List 1!. liiit. Mils. p. 02. — ISonai'. Coii.sp. Av. ]>. 38. — SriilcKI,. Oiii. Syii. I, 

 l(i2, 18J,-.. (IhnicMiim /., Kaip, .Moii. Stii;,'. ('out. Oiii. ISfiS, 104. — HriiM. TliiiT. 

 P.ias. II, 141, 140. — Caiia.n. I'clj. ilcil. Mils. 1800, 200. - CniKs, Am. Nat. VI, 370 

 (Arix(iiia>. - III. Key, ls72, 20ti. > Athene tiana (Kl.Nu), (lli.VY, Uin. 1844, pi. .\ii 

 (iioniial pluiiia.^'i-). 



(I. XiirnidJ phimnrje. 

 Sp. Chah. Aihill (^. i.':!,7li'J, Mazallan, .Mcxifn; .1. Xaiitiis). Upper .surfaco umher- 

 lirown, iiiorc ashy aulcriDily. iKislcridily iikiic lirowiiisli. llrail abovo 'vvitli a fuw 

 narrow li)ii,i,ntii(Iiiial lines of ycllowisli-wliitc, anteriorly and laloraliy ; a ipiilc distinct 

 collar of wliitisji .spot.s acros.s tiic iia|)c', llic l]lack lateral .spaces rallicr olisolcto ; .scapulars 

 witli a few con.spiciioii,s oval .spot.s of pure white; two lower fealliers of secondary 

 covert.s each with a siinijar spot nii diilcr weti. Secondaries darker lirowii, cro.s.scd with 

 five bauds of dull riifniis, ihi^ last not lenuinal-. outer webs of primaries with .semicircular 

 pale spots aloiii;' tlie iiiaryin, tlicse nearly wliite lievoud the siiiuation (if tlic feathers, 

 anteriiiily lirowiiisii. Tail bright rufous, crossed with about seven distinct liaiids of 

 dark tirown, tiiesc liaidiy (Mpialliijjr the rufous in width, which is also teriniiial. hriniii- 

 tudinal stripes of the sides of the same soil L'layish-brown tint as the head; tarsi sparsely 

 speckled with the same on outer side. Wiic^-foiinula, -}, 5, .'5-G- 7, 2, 8 ; first shortest. 

 Win;,', 3.70 ; tail, 2.20: ( ulinen. .1.") ; tarsus. .70; middle too, .70. 



b. Ihtfi'.iri'iit j>f>nii(iije. 



Adiill. I'ppcr surface contiunoiisly deep lalcritious-rufou.s, all the li^'hter inarkintrs 

 almost oliliterateil. Bars on the tail scarcciv trai'cable. tilaek cervical transverse space 

 con.spicuons. Sides of the lircast and stripes of the sides duller rufous than the tint 

 above; white of frround-color with yellowish tinge; lef,^s pale rufoii.s, deepest on outer 

 side, immaculate, fiiilar collar blackish. 



^ (4;i.O.")."), La Paliiia, Costa Rica, January 27, IStJO ; Jo.se Zeledou). AVing-formula, 

 4 = .-), 3 - G -2 ; first .shortest. Win;/. 3.S0 ; tail, 2.40. 



9 (33,210, .San .To.sd, Costa Uica! .1. Carmiol). Wing-fonnuUi, 4, 3 = 5 -G, 2 ; first 

 shortest. Winjr;4.ir); tail, 2.00 ; tarsus, .80; middle toe, ,7."). 



