230 DR. J. J. KAUP’S MONOGRAPH OF THE STRIGIDA. 
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 flames. 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. 
Dimens.—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. 
Dimens.—Wing 179 or 6" 6'; the middle toe without the nail 21 mm. long. 
Hab. Japan. 
Obs.—Differs from S. 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. 
Voy. Astrol. pl. ii. 2. 
Obs.—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, 
Mil. 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. Orus, Cuv. 
a. Pseudoscops. b. Otus. c. Rhinoptynx. d. Brachyotus. e. Phasmaptynz. 
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 
