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likewise, but only at the ends; first quill shortest; tail 

 cuneiform, and longer in proportion than in & aluco ; 

 legs covered with dirty white down. 



Young birds of the year, according to Temminck, 

 have the ground plumage light grey brown, with the 

 upper parts spotted irregularly with ashy brown, light 

 red, and varied by white ovoid spots; the under parts 

 marked with spots and longitudinal stripes of ashy 

 brown; wings streaked transversely with grey; tail with 

 seven transverse bands of a whitish ash-colour. 



Mr. Gurney informs me that he has specimens of the 

 Ural Owl from Western Sweden. 



According to Middendorf, Siberian specimens are 

 darker and more distinct in colour, and smaller in size 

 than the European. Those from Japan are even darker 

 and smaller than the Siberian. The Japan bird is 

 figured by Temminck and Schlegel as a distinct species 

 under the title of Strix fuscescens. 



