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feathers of the ear near the root reddish, with black cross lines and broad dark brown 
margins. A series of white and black pointed spots on the outer webs of the margin 
of the shoulder-coverts. Wings with eight to ten white spots, which are continued 
over the inner webs in narrow bands. On the chest and belly here and there some 
rusty-red colouring. 
Hab. The southern and western parts of Europe and Africa. 
2. Scors pennatus, Hodgs. 
Scops sunia, Hodgs. Journ. A. S. B. 1837, p. 369; Jerd. Ill. Ind. Zool. t. 41. 
Very near to the common Scops ephialtes, but shows more rusty-red on the head, 
with shorter wings, and mostly finer and more elegant markings. 
Hab. North India. 
3. Scorps SENEGALENSIS, Sw. 
Birds of Western Africa, i. p. 127. 
Also very near to Scops ephialtes, but has a stronger bill, shorter wings, and coarser 
markings of the plumage. The feathers on the hinder margin of the ear not so distinctly 
margined with black. The bars on the inner side of the wing very distinct. ‘The first 
wing-feather as long as the seventh. 
Hab. Western and Southern Africa. 
4. Scops LATIPENNIS. 
Stria latipennis, Licht. 
Also very near to Scops ephialtes, but with coarser markings, and the webs on the 
wing and tail broader. The anterior ear-coverts not so finely pointed with black. Bars 
on the inner side very indistinct, and the first wing-feather before the emargination 
only with four rusty-yellow traces on the margin of the inner web, and six white and 
rufous spots on the outer web. Scops ephialtes has ten such spots. The toes not so 
long. The wing 140, the tail 67 mm. long. 
Hab. South Africa. 
5. Scops LONGIPENNIS. 
Strix longipennis, Licht. 
striolata, H. & E. 
Still nearer to Scops ephialtes, but also with coarser markings ; the lighter bars on 
the inner webs of the wing reaching to the shaft. The outer web of the first wing- 
feather with nine smaller, pronged, whitish rusty-yellowish spots. First wing-feather 
as long as the sixth. Longer wings 150, tail 70 mm.; middle toe the same length 
as that of Scops ephialtes. 
Hab. Syria. 
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