6 ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL 



West Indies. — Cuba. The Barn-Owl from this island is supposed to 

 constitute another race— S. f areata of Temminck. Not having seen a 

 specimen from Cuba, I cannot make any remarks on the subject. Dr. 

 Gundlach's notes on the bird will be found in his excellent paper (J. f. O. 

 1871, p. 378). 



Jamaica. The Barn-Owl of Jamaica is also the supposed S. /areata. The 

 principal character relied on is the white tail ; but as this also occurs in some 

 British specimens, it cannot be implicitly recognized as a specific distinction. 



(o. A bird presented by Mr. Gosse has the tail white, but with remains of 

 ^Ar^^bars (the occasional occurrence of which is duly noted by Mr. Ridgway); 

 quills also showing indications of bars ; under surface white, with triangular 

 dusky spots distributed everywhere. Total length 15 inches, wing 13'4, tail 

 6'0, tarsus 2*95, middle toe 1*65. 



a. A second specimen from Mr. Gosse's collection has the tail entirely 

 white, with the exception of a small brown spot in the centre of the middle 

 feather ; quills very white, with scarcely any trace of bars ; underneath pure 

 white, the spots tolerably numerous. Total length 15 inches, wing 13' 1, tail 

 6*5, tarsus 3'2, middle toe 1*65. 



0. A male, sent to Mr. Whitely by one of his correspondents, has a 

 pure white tail and nearly pure white quills ; the under surface entirely white. 

 Total length 14*5 inches, wing 13*1, tail 5*8, tarsus 2*95, middle toe 1*6. 



y. The female sent with the above male is rather darker, and has a few 

 spots on the breast. Total length 14*5, wing 13*4, tail 5*2, tarsus 2*95, 

 middle toe 1*65. 



S. Domingo. The Barn-Owl of this island is a remarkable-looking bird, 

 as may be seen by the plate (xiv. fig. 2) in my ' Catalogue.' It has been 

 called S. glaucops by Dr. Kaup, on account its silvery face ; and in the barred 

 character of the under surface it approaches the Owl of the Galapagos 

 (S. punctatissima'), but is larger. This barring on the breast cannot be 



