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rufous white, one-half longer than wings ; eye-disks 

 white, with dusky markings. Of Africa. 



Coquimbo Oivl, Lath. >S'^. cunicularia, Molina ? St. 

 grallaria, Temm. pi. col. t. 146; Bonap. A. O. 

 t. 7, f. 2. 



Cinnamon gray, spotted with white ; beneath white, 

 spotted with brown ; tail even, a little longer than 

 the wings ; feet with scattered bristles. North and 

 South America. The Urucurea, Azara 47. 



Others have the tail short, and the toes feathered. 

 The largest, and at the same time the largest night 

 bird without crests, is 



The Snowy Owl^ or Harfang, (St. nyctea,) Enl. 458; 



Which nearly equals St. bubo in size. Its plumage, 

 white as snow, is marked with transverse brown 

 spots, which disappear as the bird gets old. It in- 

 habits the north of both continents ; builds on elevated 

 rocks ; hunts hares, moor-game, and ptarmigans. 



The White Owl of Vaill. O. A. t. 45, is only an old 

 Harfang, badly prepared. 



In other parts of Europe there are much smaller 

 species, as 



The Common Passerine Owl. (St. passerina et Tengmalmi, 

 Gm. St. pygmosay Bech.) Enl. 439 ; La Chevechette, Vail. 

 Ap. 46. 



Scarcely larger than a blackbird ; deep brown, with 

 a white throat ; brown round spots on the wings and 

 breast ; four white lines on the tail. There are seve- 



