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oifive bars ; tail dusky, With, five bars on some of the outer feathers. Total 

 length 14 inches, wing 12*0, tail 5-2, middle toe 2-7, tarsus 1-26. • 



In ChiU it is apparently numerous and breeds, according to Mr. Brydges 

 (of. Yarrell, P. Z. S. 1847, p. 53). A specimen from the province of Santiago 

 is in the British Museum, collected by Mr. E. C. Reed. It is a very dusky 

 bird, especially at the tips of the quills ; below white, spotted wdth dusky ; 

 remains of six bars on quills ; tail with five bars. Total length 13 inches, 

 wing 11*6, tail 5*1, tarsus 2*6, middle toe 1*35. 



A female, also from Santiago, is very dusky indeed, especially the quills 

 and tail, both of w^hich have/owr bands; under surface of body golden buff. 

 Total length 13*5 inches, wing 11*85, tail 5'5, tarsus 2*45, middle toe 1*3. 



Another specimen from Chili is extremely dark, with somewhat of the 

 aspect of the Australian S. tenehricosa on the upper surface ; beneath white, 

 with dusky spots ; bars on quills and tailj^?;^. Total length 14 inches, wing 

 12-5, tail 5*4, tarsus 2*65, middle toe 1*35. 



In Peru, Mr. Whitely has procured the Barn-Owl at Tinta and Arequipa 

 (Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 989; 1869, p. 155), and Jelski at Monterico, 

 in Central Peru (^cf, Taczan. P. Z. S. 1874, p. 553); while in Eastern Peru 

 Mr. E. Bartlett met with it at Xeberos, and also obtained the eggs of the 

 bird at Nauta (cf. Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 303). 



Galapagos Islands. The peculiar little dusky Owl of the Galapagos was 

 procured by Mr. Darwin in James Island (Voy. Beagle, Birds, p. 35), and 

 has more recently occured to Dr. Habel, who met with it in Indefatigable 

 Island (cfi Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 323). The size of this Barn-Owl is 

 very small ; but otherwise it is not so very different from S. glaucops, of San 

 Domingo ; bars on wings three, on the tail remains of four ; but probably 

 more are lost in the dusky mottlings at the end of the quills. Total length 

 13 inches, wing 9 '4, tail 4 '6, tarsus 2*4, middle toe 1*1. 



