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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 bands 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. Tibi and the superior 
part of the tarsi rusty, the other under parts dirty-white. 
Hab. Porto Rico (Maugé). 
Subgenus c. Sceloglaua. 
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, pl. 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 150 mm. 
Hab. New Zealand. 
Subgenus d. Ctenoglauz. 
Ninozx, 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. InraGLAux scuUTELLATUS, 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- 
