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red, varied with different shades ; the whole body- 

 being spotted and striped with brown-black ; the spots 

 being lanceolate on the head and nape, and confluent 

 on the ears : the quills and tail-feathers are adorned 

 with broad bands and narrow zigzag stripes of brown, 

 and the breast dashed with the same, and the rest of 

 the under parts is finely striped transversely : the 

 under surface of the tail is white, transversely barred 

 with five or six very narrow dusky-brown lines : the 

 throat and the middle of the breast are white : the 

 tarsi are very long, clothed as well as the toes with 

 whitish feathers. 



Sp. 2. Ot. Europaeus. 



Strix Otus. Shaw, v. vii. p. 221. — England and Europe. 

 Sp. 3. Ot. brachyotos. 



Strix brachyotos. Shaw, v. vii. p. 223. — England and Europe. 

 Sp. 4. Ot. Americanus. 



Strix Americanus. Shaw, v. vii. p. 228. — Strix Mexicana. 

 Shaw, v. vii. p. 228. — America. 

 Sp. 5. Ot. Virginianus. 



Strix Virginianus. Shaw, v. vii.p. 215. ^j/.30. — North America. 



Sp. 6. Ot. Asio. 



Strix Asio. Shaw, v. vii. p. 229. Temm. PI, Col. 80.— Strix 

 naevia. Shaw, v. vii. p. 230. — North America. 

 Sp. 7. Ot. leucotis. • 

 Ot. albus rufescente nigroque undulatus et maculatus, fascia aari- 



culari nigra ; remigibus rectricibusque cinereis fusco undulatis. 

 White-Ear Owl undulated and spotted with reddish and black, 



with a black band on the ear ; the quills and tail ash-coloured, 



waved with brown. 

 Strix leucotis. Temm. PI. Col. 16. 



Inhabits Senegal. Length above six inches : the 

 face and cheeks are entirely white ; which colour is 



