%68 PHAL^ENOID OWL. 



large wing-coverts slightly tipped, the quills barred 

 or spotted, and the tail crossed by four or five 

 narrow bars of white: under parts mixed with 

 white and brown: legs feathered to the claws, and 

 of a yellowish white colour, with oblong black 

 spots : bill and irides yellow. This bird was ob- 

 served by Levaillant in a collection of dried speci- 

 mens, and its native country was unknown. 



PHALjENOID OWL. 



Strix phalaenoides. S. fulva, tectricibus alarum iiiferioribus 

 albo maculatis, subtus albo rufoque variQ, pedibus hirsutis. 



Fulvous Owl, with the under wing-coverts spotted with white, 

 beneath variegated with rufous and white, with hairy feet. 



Strix phalaenoides. Daudin. orn. 



This small species is described by Monsieur 

 Daudin, and measures six inches in length: the 

 bill is blackish ; the plumage tawny or subfulvous 

 on the upper parts, and the wing-coverts are mark- 

 ed by six white spots: the cheeks and under parts 

 of the body varied with rufous and white: the 

 wings cover the tail, which is short: the legs are 

 feathered to the claws with reddish plumes. This 

 bird was killed in the island of Trinidad, and is 

 preserved in the Paris Museum. 



