BIRDS. RAPACIOUS. Owl. 531 



210 )6. Carniolic Owl. — 14. St rise carniolica. 22. 



The body is whitifh afh, with tranfverfe ftreaks and fpots of blackifh. 



S. Giu. Scop. an. i. 19. 11. 9. Kram. el. 323. n. 3. Lath. ind. orn. i. 56. n. 16 — Carniolic eared 

 Owl. Lath. fyn. i. 127. n. 13. 



Inhabits the woods of Carniola. — This fpecies neftles in the fiffures of rocks, and cavities of decay- 

 ed trees, laying two, three, or four eggs, and feeds its young with the Scarabeus majalis ; it meafures 

 about eight inches long, and refembles the Little Owl, differing chiefly from it by having fmall ears, 

 which are fcarcely perceptible after death. The firft fix wing quill feathers, are fpotted with white 

 on one of their webs ; the tail is fpotted with brownifh. The bird quoted from Kramer feems t© 

 vary from this in being variegated with very fmall waved lines of black, white, and brown. 



220 17. Yaik Owl. — 15. Strix demimita. 23. 



Of a reddifh colour, and fmall fize. Pall. it. ii. 707. n. 14. 



S. deminuta. Lath. ind. orn. i. 56. n. 17. — Yaickan eared Owl. Lath. fyn. i. 128. n. 14. 



Inhabits the forefts of the Uralian or Yaik mountains, in Siberia. — This fpecies refembles the Great 

 Owl in colours, and general make, but is vaftly fmaller, fcarcely weighing one pound; the variegation 

 of its feathers is likewife lefs elegant, and lefs diftinctly marked.. 



221 iS- Siberian Owl. — 16. Strix pulchella. 24. 



The body is grey, variegated with brown, rufly, and white. Pall. it. i. 466. n. 8. 



S. pulchella. Nov. com. petr. xv. 490. t. 26. f. 1. Lepech. it. ii. t. 4. Lath. ind. orn. i. 57. 

 n. 19. — Siberian eared Owl. Lath. fyn. i. 130. n. 16. t. 5. f. 1. — Leaft horned Owl. Natural rnif— 

 cell. N°. viii. t. 22. 



Inhabits Siberia, near Catharinople, and on the fouthern fliore of the Wolga Is rather more than 



nine inches long ; the bill, legs, feet, and claws, are dirty whitifh ; the irides are yellow ; the back is 

 dirty afh colour ; the wings are marked with oblong white fpots ; the tail is reddifh, with browir 

 bars and dots. Mr Latham fays, that the body is hoary, waved with afh colour, the wings barred 

 with hoary, and the noftrils fmeared with white.. 



222 i'9- Scops Owl.— 17. Strix Scops. 5. 

 The ears are each compofed of one feather, 



S. Scops. Lath. ind. orn. i. 56. n. 1 8. — Scops. Briff. av. j. 495. t. 37. f. 1. Aldr. orn. lib. viii. c. 4. 

 Raj. av. 25. n. 3. — Scops, Petit Due. Buff. oif. i. 353. t. 24. PI. enl. n. 436. — Chiu, Alloccarello, 

 Chivino. Zinnan, uov. 98. t. 16. f. 87. — Horn oder Ohreule. Gunth. neft. t. 40. — Scops eared 

 Owl. Lath. fyn. i. 129. n. 15. fyn. 43, — Little horn Owl. Will. orn. 101. t. 12. 



Inhabits Europe, but has not been difcovered in Britain. — This fpecies is very fmall, fcarcely ex- 

 ceeding fe'ven inches long ; it preys on field mice ; the ears are fcarcely confpicuous after death : The 

 plumage is variegated with grey, reddifh, brown, and blackifh, but is fubjecl: to confiderable variety 

 from difference of age ; the legs are feathered, and fpotted with brown ; the toes and claws are 

 brown.. 



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