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686 SYNOPSIS OF 
Habitat, Columbia River, Texas, and United States. Nests on the 
ground. Eggs, four, spherical, bluish white. 
Falco uliginosus, Wilson, vi. 67.—Faleo cyaneus, Bonap. Orn. ii, 30, Nutt. i. 
109. Aud. iv. 396; plate 356. — Buteo cyaneus, Rich. & Swain. ii. 55.— Circus 
cyaneus, Aud. Syn. p. 19. 
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FAMILY IU. —STRIGINA, ud. 
GENUS STRIX, Linn. —OWLS. 
SUBGENUS SURNIA, Dumeril. 
Q7. Strix funerea, Gmel.— Hawk Owl, Wilson, p. 444. 
Habitat, to the north of lat. 35°. Nests in trees. Eggs, two, white. 
Strix Hudsonica, Wilson, vi. 64.—Strix funerea, Bonap. Syn. p. 25. Nutt. i, 115. 
Rich, § Swain. ii. 92. dud. \. 550, plate 378, — Surina funerea, Aud. Syn. p. 21 
28. Strix nyctea, Linn. — Snowy Owl, Wilson, p. 297. 
Habitat, northern part of the continent. 
Strix nyetea, Bonap. Syn. p. 36. Nutt. 1.116. Rich. § Swain. ii. 88. Aud. ii. 1355 
vy. 302. —Surnia nyctes, Aud. Syn. p. 215 plate 121. 
29. Strix passerina, Linn. — Sparrow Owl. 
General color of upper parts, chocolate brown; hind neck, with large 
white spots; feathers on the back with large roundish spots; tail, with 
four reddish white bands ; lower parts, dull yellowish white. Female, 104. 
Habitat, Nova Scotia. Egg, in my possession, spherical, dull white. 
Surix nyctea, Aud. v. 269. —Surnia passerina, Aud. Syn. p. 22; plate 432. 
30. Strix cunicularia, Gmel. — Burrowing Owl. 
Bill, grayish yellow; claws, black ; upper parts, light yellowish brown, 
spotted with white; quills and tail, with triangular reddish white 
spots ; throat and ruff, white ; under parts, yellowish white, with reddish 
brown bars. Male, 10,24. Female, 11. Habitat, west of the Mississippi. 
Strix cunicularia, Bonap. Orn. i, 68. Nutt. i. 118. Aud. v. 264; plate 432. — Sur- 
nia cunicularia, 4ud. Syn, p. 23, 
31. Strix passerinoides, T’emm.— Columbian Day Owl. 
Upper parts, olivaceous brown ; head, with small yellowish white spots ; 
quills, tail, and facial disk, spotted with white; lower parts white. Male 
7. Habitat, Columbia River. : 
Strix passerinoides, 4d, v. 271; platy 432, —Surnia passerinoides, Aud. Syn. p. 23. 
SUBGENUS ULULA. 
32. Strix Tengmalmi, Gmel. — Tengmalm’s Owl. 
Upper parts, grayish brown, tinged with olive; feathers of head and 
neck, with white spots; scapulars, quills, and tail, also with white spots ; 
ruff and lower parts, yellowish white ; throat, white. Male, 11. Female, 
12. Habitat, north of lat. 45°. Nests in trees. Eggs, two, white. : 
Strix Tengmalmi, Rich. & Swain. ii. 94. Aud. iv, 559; plate 480. — Ulula Teng- 
malmi, Aud. Syn. p. 24. 2 
