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and after part of neck white, with black bands and margins. On the hinder neck 

 three black spots, one next to the ear-stripe. Shoidder-coverts white, banded and 

 spotted with brownish, towards the interior part more brown, and towards the exterior 

 nearly pure white. Smaller feathers on the wing lighter or darker brown, with white 

 spots on the exterior webs. Wings blackish, with seven to ten white cross-spots, of 

 which those on the inner webs do not reach to the shaft. The ends of the wing-feathers 

 margined with white. Tail long ; the first exterior feather one inch shorter than the 

 centre feathers ; all with light or nearly white cross bands, which on the middle 

 feathei'S do not come together with regularity. Beneath the chin black ; on the sides 

 of the breast a black cross band ; the other parts white, with two to five bands on each 

 feather. The face, throat, and upper parts of the breast nearly white, without spots. 



Hab. The same countries as jS. nyctea, coming very rarely to England and Ger- 

 many. 



Genus V. Ieraglaux, Kp. 



Athene, Auct. 



Diagn. — The nostrils situated on the margin of a long, strongly-developed cera, 

 which covers the last half of the bill. Toes long, thinly covered with bristles. Wings 

 long, with long wing-end'. Tail always long. 



Descr. — Head mostly small, with very small ear-orifice, smaller than the diameter of 

 the eye. No distinct feather-wreath. The wings with pretty strong quills, and not 

 reaching to the end of the tail. 



In size middhng or large ; the species chiefly occurring in Australia and its vicinity. 

 Bill mostly black, with yellowish back. 



a. Cephaloglaux . b. Spiloglaux. c. Sceloglaux. d. Ctenoglaux. e. Ieraglaux. 



Subgenus a. Cephaloglaux. 



Diagn. — Head large. Bill strongly curved. The first wing-feather shorter than the 

 tenth. Toes shorter than the tarsi. Tarsi covered with stiff shafts. Toes with strong 

 bristles. 



Three species, from India and Oceania. 



1. Ieraglaux superciliaris. 



Athene superciliaris, Puch. 

 Strix superciliaris, Vieill. 



Sonneraii, Temm. Col. 21. 



Noctua , Less. 



Diagn. — Wings and tail-feathers rusty-red, with white traces only on the margins of 



' I call ' wing-end ' that part of the end of the hand-wings which is not covered by the arm-wings. . 

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