78 CLASS AVES. 



Hawk Owl, the Surnia (Dumeril). It seems that some 

 species or varieties exist throughout the north. These 

 are nearly alUed, and badly distinguished under the 

 names St.funerea, Hudsonia, uraleiisis, accipitrina, &c. 



Hawk Owl, St.funerea, Lin. pi. Enl. 463, 



Is the best known species of Siberia. Blackish 

 brown above, with white spots in little drops on the 

 head in transverse bars on the top of the head, and 

 striped transversely white and brown underneath, 

 with ten transverse white lines on the tail. This 

 species hunts more by day than by night. 

 See Wilson, A. O. t. 50, f. 6. 



This species is also St. Hudsonia and St. ulula of 

 Gmel. and St. Nisoria of Meyer. Is found in North 

 Europe and America. It is different from 



Ural Owl, Lath. St. Uralensis, Pallas, Lepechin 

 Voy. ii. t. 3. pi. col. t. 27. 

 Whitish, with large longitudinal spots ; face whitish ; 

 tail greatly wedged, much longer than the wings. 

 Arctic Regions. The St. litturata, Retz, not Cuvier j 

 when young, St. macroura, Meyer. 



The Falconine Owl, Lath. Choucou, Vail. O. A. t. 38; 

 St. Africana, Shaw. 



Of Africa. Entirely white underneath, with fourteen 

 or fifteen lines on the tail ; and, according to him, 

 more nocturnal than the others. 



Variegated Owl. St. Nisuella, Shaw, Vail. O. A. 



t. 39. 

 Brown, shaded, mixed with white ; beneath barred 

 with brown and white ; tail banded dusky brown and 



