OWL. 303 



E— BabopeJlbusimdis, jBm.i. 483. b. Jrf. 8vo, 141. Shaw's ZooL \n. iU. 

 Bubo tertius, JVUl. p. 64. Jd. Engl. p. 100. 

 Smooth-legged Owl, Ge/i. Syn. i. 118. 



This differs only in having the legs bare of feathers, and both 

 legs and feet weaker than the last. — Inhabits Italy. 



C— Jacurutu, Marcg. Bras. p. 199. Bvf. i. 3-38. 

 Le Nacurutu, Foy. (VAzara ili. iVo. 42. 

 Hibou des terres magellauiqiies, pi. enl. 385; 

 Magellanic eared Owl, Gen. Si/n. i. p. 118. Shaw's Zool. vii. 215. 



Marcgrave describes this bird as being the size of a goose, -with 

 a head like a cat ; a black, crooked bill, the eyes shining like chrystal, 

 with a yellow circle ; near the holes of the ears, pointed feathers, two 

 fingers long, which can be lifted up to appear like ears ; tail broad, 

 the wings not reaching to the end of it ; legs downy to the feet ; 

 colour of the plumage variegated with yellow, blackish, and white. 



The Nacurutu is said to have two young, which, as soon as they 

 have once moulted, have the adult plumage ; the young are easily 

 tamed ; both sexes are much alike ; are often domesticated, but are 

 apt to destroy the poultry, if not full fed ; said to build on trees with 

 twigs, and generally at a great height ; has three sorts of cries, the 

 one like a whistle, another sharp and piercing; besides which, it 

 utters notes similar to the name it is called by, Nacurutu. 



D.— Grand Due d'Afrique Levail. pi. 40. Daud. ii. p. 209. 



Tliis is smaller than the first-named, and has a greater mixture 

 of black in the plumage. Levaillant found it near the Elephant 

 River, at the Cape of Good Hope. 



An Owl of a very large species is said to have been shot in the 

 passage of Taranta, in the Red Sea, near the African coast, July 26.* 



* Valent. Voy. ii. 486. 



