318 OWL. 



of Hawk Owl of Edwards, but this is quite a different bird, as will 

 be seen by a description hereafter. 



Two of them were brought from Sandwich Islands by Capt. 

 Dixon. This species has been seen also at Falkland's Islands, and 

 is probably common both in South and North America. I observe it 

 likewise figured in drawings done in India. 



14.— CASPIAN EARED OWL. 



Strix accipitrina, tnd. Orn. i. p. 60. G'm. Lin.i. 295. Gni.It. p ii. 163. t. 9. Pall. 



It. i. 455. Daud. ii. 185. Temm. Man. d'orn. p. 46 Id. Ed. 2. p. 99. 

 Strix caspia, Shaic's Zoo/, vii. 272. 

 Caspian Owl, Gen. Syn. i. p. 147. 



SIZE of the BrownOwl. Bill and Irides citron colour; tlie 

 feathers of the face occupy less space than in most Owls ; these are 

 white forwards, and incline to ferruginous behind, the outer circle 

 vaiied with yellow and black ; on each eyelid behind a black spot. 

 The plumage on the upper parts inclines to luteous ; beneath luteous 

 white, with longitudinal black streaks ; between the legs spotted 

 w itli the same ; vent white ; greater quills luteous, lesser white, 

 tessellated with black ; lower wing coverts black at the tips ; tail 

 shoiter than the wings, rounded, whitish on the sides, and trans- 

 versely banded with black ; legs luteous, covered with down to the 

 toes. 



Inhabits the borders of the Casf ian Sea, also Tartary, and the 

 north of Russia ; makes a nest on the ground in the desarts. This 

 appears to be no other than the Short-eared Owl ; if we may judge 

 from the plumage, although the circumstance of tlie existence of the 

 ear tufts is not mentioned. 



