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cealed white spots on the shoulder-coverts and sides of the neck, and round white 

 spots on the exterior webs of the smaller wing-coverts. The coverts of the first ten 

 hand-primaries nearly black. Eight whitish or yellowish-white bauds on the exterior 

 and interior webs of the wings. Front, chin and lores dirty-white, with black shafts. 

 Breast and belly brown, with white spots and stripes on the webs of each feather. 

 Under tail-coverts white, with brown ends and shaft-spots. Tibire and the superior 

 part of the tarsi rusty, the other under parts dirty-white. 

 Hab. Porto Rico (Mauge). 



Subgenus c. Sceloglaux. 



Diagn. — With projected bill. First to fifth wing-feathers emarginated on the inner 

 web, and second to sixth on the outer web. The first wing-feather a little longer than 

 the tenth. Tarsi very long, twice as long as the middle toe without the nail. Outer 

 toe half as long as the middle toe. Toes with very much developed bristles. Plumage 

 like that of Otus vulgaris. 



9. Ieraglaux albifacies, Kp. 



Athene , G. R. Gray, Voy. of Erebus and Terror, Birds, pi. 1 . 



Diagn. — Size of Otus vulgaris. 



Descr. — Face and front dirty-white, with black shafts ; next to the ear with black 

 shaft-stripes. Head, nape, back, wings and lower parts dark brown, with reddish 

 margin-spots and margins on each feather. On the hand- and arm-wings are six bands, 

 which are reduced on the outer webs to light reddish spots. Tail very dark brown, 

 with *six narrow white cross bands, and reddish-yellow end bands. Tarsi whitish or 

 rusty-reddish, with dark longitudinal spots. 



Dimens. — Head 68, bill 19, from the gape 29-31, wing 245-280, tail 1.50 mm. 



Hab. New Zealand. 



Subgenus d. Ctenoglaux. 

 Ninox, Hodgs. 



Diagn. — Head extremely small. Margins of the toes with small warts and bristles 

 like a comb. Bill curved from the cere. First wing-feather longer than the tenth, 

 and first to fourth wing-feathers emarginated on the inner web. 



Distributed over Asia. 



10. Ieraglaux scutellatus, Kp. 



Diagn. — Bill black, with yellow back. 



Descr. — Upper parts dark brown or greyish-brown, without spots. Front and lores 

 whitish, some of the feathers which cover the bill black. Head with greyish tint. 

 Shoulder-coverts with large white spots, concealed like the white spots on the arm- 



