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above, the yellow underneath : the crests are nearly 

 black. 



Supercilious Owl, Lath. St. grisseata, Daud. ; St. superci- 

 liosa, Shaw, (Vail. O. A. t. 43.) 



Are other great-horned owls, with the crests or tufts 

 wider from each, and placed more backward, and are 

 erected with difficulty above the horizontal line. But 

 one is known of Guiana, with a red or brown plumage, 

 finely striped with blackish ; the crests or tufts white 

 at their internal edge, and some drops of clean white 

 on the wings. 



Tarsi hid by the leg feathers, clothed with a few fine 

 hairs. Is it not rather a Surnia ? 



Others have all the appearance of the Dues; but 

 the tarsi and toes are quite naked, shielded in front 

 and reticulated behind. 



Hardwick's Naked-legged Owl. St. Hardwickii, n. 

 Pale brown ; feathers of the upper part marked with 

 a broad longitudinal band ; beneath marked with a 

 narrow longitudinal band, and some obscure cross 

 ones ; wings and tail banded with deep brown. Length 

 twenty-two inches. India. Perhaps, the Hutum Owl, 

 Lath. Hist. t. 13. 



The Falconine Owls. Noctua, {Savigny.^ 

 Have neither crests nor wide or concave conchs to the 

 ears, the opening of which is oval, and scarcely larger 

 than in other birds. The disk of fringed feathers is 

 smaller, and even less complete than in the Bubo. 



Some are remarkable by a long, wedge-shaped 

 tail. They have the toes very feathery, and are called 



