^PEOTTTO. — GLAUCIDIUM. 293 



Extralimital Range. Venezuela, Margarita Island. 



Habits. Schombnrgk states ( Reis. (.Tuian. iii. p. 731) that he only 

 met with this peculiar Owl on the Savannas which were overgrown, 

 with short grass. It was to be seen during the ^vhole dav. As soon 

 as it saw anything that appeared dangerous, it stretched itself out, 

 bobbed its head up and down, and flew off. It only iiies for a -horc 

 distance, when it goes through similar movements again : it often 

 runs for a short distance before commencing to tly, when it utters 

 its whistling note. It is very shy and difheult to shoot. Its 

 greyish-brown colour harmonises perfectly with the dry grass, and 

 is perfectly hidden when squatting. Its yellow eyes are very 

 conspicuous in the sun-light. It rests in the termite-hills. It 

 does not excavate the hollows itself, but selects the excavations 

 made by the armadillos and ant-bears, as may be seen by the 

 fact that the scratchings by these animals in the excavations are 

 clearly visible. Its food consists of insects and small reptiles. 

 It lavs two or three white eggs, and the owlets soon leave the 

 nest. The '• Macusis " call it Bohoha and the '' Paravilhanos'* 

 Sirupow. 



Genus GLAUCIDIUM Boie. 

 GlauciJ/iim Boie. Isis, 1S26. p. 970 (976). Tv]3e G. nanum (King). 



The birds of this genus are ^ery small, the cere is inflated, 

 the wino- i,-? rounded, and the middle toe is about equal in length 

 to that of the tar.>us. 



187. Glaucidium plial8enoid.es. 



Trinidad Pygmy Owl. 



Strix 2)haIcpnoides Daud. Traite. ii. p. 206, ISOO (Trinidad). 



Athene passerinoiJes (nee Temm. ), Cab. in Sehouib. Reis. Giiian. iii. 



p. 781, 1S4S. 

 Glaticidiiim pJialcenonles Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus, ii, p. 203. 1S7-3 ; 



Salvin, Ibis, 18S6, p. 72 (Merume Mts., Koraima. 8-3 JO ft.; ; 



Brabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 78, no. 721, 1912. 

 Glaucidium pumilum (nee Temm.), Salvin, Ibis, 1886, p. 72 (Camacusa). 



Adult male. Back, scapulars, upper wing^coverts, and upper 

 tail-coverts sepia-brown, the scapulars and wing»coverts spotted 

 with white ; tall-feathers spotted on both webs with white and dark 

 Inown ; quills banded with dark brown an I notched with wiiite 

 on the inner webs ; head dusky brown, streaked and spotted with 

 white ; sides of face similar, but with more white ; under surface 



