138 STRIGID A. 
RAPTORES. STRIGID LE. 
THE TAWNY OWL. 
Syrniun stridula. 
Stria stridula, Tawny Owl, Penn. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 266. 
” °° oy) ” Mont. Ornith. Dict. 
6 ” 3 Berwick, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 67. 
oD “p Ivy a Fem. Brit. An. p. 57. 
Olula ,, Tawny 5 Sesy, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 102. 
Syrnium aluco 5 5 JENyns, Brit. Vert. p. 93. 
” ” ” 9 Goutp, Birds of Europe, pt. v. 
is >»  Chouette hulotte, Temm. Man. d‘Ornith. vol.i p. 89. 
Syrnium. Generic Characters.—The head without tufts. Bill slightly bend- 
ing from the base. Nostrils large. Facial disk large and complete ; auditory 
opening large, defended by an operculum. Wings short and rounded ; the first 
quill-feather very short, the fourth the longest. ‘Tail long, concave beneath. 
Legs and toes feathered ; claws curved, long, and sharp. 
Mosr of the various systematic names by which this Owl 
has been designated are here brought together in one view, 
