DR. J. J. KAUP'S MONOGRAPH OF THE STRIGID^. 225 



Dimens. — Head 40, bill from the gape 17, wing 148, tail 69, tarsus 27, middle toe 

 without nail 19 mm. 



Hab. Island of St. Thomas, Western Africa. 



I have described the original specimen, which I received through the kindness of 

 Dr. Giidechens, the worthy President of the Museum at Hamburg. A second specimen 

 is in the Museum at Bremen. 



Subgenus c. Acnemis. 



Diagn. — The nostrils situated on the margin of the cere. The first wing-feather 

 longer than the tenth. Tarsi over the toes naked. Toes completely naked. 



7. Scops GYMNOPODUS, G. R. Gray. 



Diagn. — Resembles in size and colour Scops ephialtes, but has shorter tarsi and wings. 

 The wings on the inner side near the base with three small, dirty whitish-yellow bands 

 not reaching to the shaft, and directed from the tail towards the bill. 



Hab. India. 



Subgenus d. Ptilopsis, Kp. 

 Ephialtes, Bp. 

 Diagn. — The nostrils placed on the margin of the cere. The first wing-feather very 

 long, emarginated near the end, shorter than the second and third. Bill projected for- 

 wards, and covered with very long bristly feathers. Toes with thin bristle-feathers. 



8. Scops leucotis, Swains. 



Strix leucotis, Temm. PL Col. 16. 



Descr. — The whole face, feathers of the lorum, and front pure white ; over and under 

 the margin of the eye a grey spot, the first of which is connected with the ear-horns ; 

 upper parts ash-grey, with fine black shaft-stripes and very fine cross lines. Margin- 

 feathers of the shoulder-coverts on the exterior web pure white. Wings with a large 

 number of narrow blackish bands on a grey ground ; on the inner side of the wings 

 the bands are more numerous, and form small arcs on the inner web directed towards 

 the bill ; the small feathers of the wings with some black stripes. Tail with fourteen 

 blackish bands. The breast and belly rusty-red, with black shaft-stripes and fine cross 

 lines. Feathers of the tibiae, tarsi, and under tail-coverts pure white. The under parts 

 of the young bird are paler, without cross lines, and the toes nearly naked. 



Hab. W. Africa. 



Obs. — This species shows, by the projected bill, the broad, black, horizontal margin- 

 stripe next the ear, and by the finely drawn plumage, some analogy with Bubo lacteus, 

 which belongs also to the fourth subgenus in its genus. Bubo. 



If we may draw conclusions by analogies, we may expect some time or other to find 



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