218 DR. J. J. KAUP'S MONOGRAPH OF THE STRIGID^. 



spotted or banded with dark brown. The lighter bands on the exterior tail-feathers 

 are nearly entirely margined with black. Tarsi reddish-brown. 

 Hab. Australia. 



6. Ieraglaux marmoratus, Kp. 



Athene marviorata, Gould, Birds of Austr. Intr. p. xxvi. 



Diagn. — Occiput, neck, margin of the shoulder-coverts, and lower middle part of the 

 small feathers of the wing white, spotted on the outer webs. Whole plumage of the 

 superior parts light ash-brown. 



Descr. — Size between /. connivens and I. bubuk, and colouring similar to /. ma- 

 culatus. Superior parts light ashy-brown, with white spots ; inferior parts reddish- 

 yellow, white-spotted. Tail ash-grey, with scarcely perceptible bands on the upper 

 surface, and seven bands on the under side. The under wing-coverts reddish-yellow, 

 dark-spotted, the longest with three black cross bands. Wings blackish, with six to 

 seven whitish bands. 



Hab. Australia. 



7. IeRAGLAUX NOVyE ZEALANDIiE, Kp. 



Strix nova zealandia, Gmel. 



Nodua , Quoy & Gaim. Astr., Ois. t. 2. f. 2. 



Strix fulva, Forst. Descr. Anim. p. 71. 

 Athene , G. R. Gray. 



Diagn. — Wing 204, tail 1 17-129 mm. long. Upper parts nearly black. 



Descr. — Head rather small. Upper parts nearly black, sometimes with reddish 

 spots on the nape of the neck. Small feathers of the wing- and shoulder-coverts 

 reddish-yellow, with white spots. Near the margin of the wing small white spots. 

 Breast black, with reddish margins to the feathers. Belly and sides reddish-yellow, 

 with white spots. The upper surface of the tail with faintly-coloured bands ; under 

 surface with seven narrow light-coloured bands. The inferior wing-coverts reddish, 

 spotted with black. Wings nearly black, with seven to eight cross bands, which near 

 the base are almost white. 



Hab. New Zealand. 



8. Ieraglaox fuscus, Kp. 



Athene fusca, Puch. 



Strix fusca, Vieill. 



Maugei, Temm. PI. Col. 



Diajrw.— Head 51, wing 212, tail 117 mm. Tail with nine whitish bands. 

 Descr. — In size very near to I. scutellatus and /. maculatus, but with larger head 

 and stronger bill. The upper parts like /. scutellatus, brownish ash-grey, with con- 



