230 DR. J. J. KAUP'S MONOGRAPH OF THE STRIGID^E. 



the hand- wings are whitish or light rufous, with from five to nine black, regular or 

 irregular pointed bands. The under wing-coverts white or rufous, black-spotted. The 

 inner webs have indistinct bands towards their terminations ; near the base they have 

 white or rufous bands like Hames. The tail brownish, with seven or eight light-rufous 

 pointed bands. The breast and belly rufous, with innumerable black points, shaft-stripes 

 and cross lines ; sometimes the belly is nearly white, with finer points and smaller 

 shaft-stripes. Tarsi spotted, or like the under tail-coverts pure white. 



DJmens.— Wings 137-145 or 5" 3"'-4"' ; tail 69-73. Toes naked ; middle toe without 

 the nail, 18 mm. long. 



16. Scops semitorques, Bp. 



Otus semitorques, Schleg. Fauna Jap. t. 8. 



Diagn. — Larger: the feathers on the toes reaching to the scales of the nails. 

 • Diniens. — Wing 179 or 6" 6'" ; the middle toe without the nail 21 mm. long. 



Hah. Japan. 



Ohs. — Differs from 8. lempigi as S. asio from S. brasiliensis , and like S. asio, lives 

 in a colder climate. <S. brasiliensis and S. lempigi inhabit the torrid zone. 



17. Scops MANADENSis, Quoy et Gaim. 



Vo}'. Astrol. pi. ii. 2. 



06a-. — This species is very near to /S. lempigi, and of the same size. The wings 142- 

 148, or 5" 2"'-5"4"'; tail 67-70 mm. long. But the occiput has not the two collars. 

 The shoulder-coverts on the margin have white and black spots. The head and the 

 whole back are darker. No clear horizontal stripe on the hind margin of the ear. 



I cannot find any difference between this species and Scops mantis, Bp. {Otus mantis, 

 Mull. Fauna Japon. p. 25), which also comes from Celebes. Bonaparte gives us the 

 dimensions of the wings (nearly 5 inches). A female individual presented by M. Ber- 

 nier to the Museum at Paris is of larger dimensions (wings 160, tail 87 mm.). It is 

 said to come from Madagascar, but I doubt whether this is so. 



In the same section must be placed G. R. Gray's Scops megalotis, from Manilla. It 

 is a young bird; therefore I have not given a description. 



Genus II. Otus, Cuv. 

 a. Pseudoscops. h. Otus. c. Rhinoptynx. d. Brachyotus. e. Phasmaptynx. 



Diagn. — The ear-orifices like the gill of a fish, reaching from the top of the head to 

 the lower jaws ; they are asymmetric. Very clear veil and more or less distinguished 

 feather-horns. 



Descr. — They are of middling size, and have a rich plumage, which, with their long 



