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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. Shoulder-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 
feathers 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 S. nyctea, coming very rarely to England and Ger- 
many. 
Genus V. Inraceuaux, Kp. 
Athene, Auct. 
Diagn.—tThe 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 middling or large; the species chiefly occurring in Australia and its vicinity. 
Bill mostly black, with yellowish back. 
a. Cephaloglauz. b. Spiloglaux. c. Sceloglaua. d. Ctenoglauz. e. Ieraglauz. 
Subgenus a. Cephaloglauz. 
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. TERAGLAUX SUPERCILIARIS. 
Athene superciliaris, Puch. 
Strix superciliaris, Vieill. 
Sonnerati, Temm. Col. 21. 
Noctua f 
, 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 coyered by the arm-wings. 
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