340 OWL. 



manner, but the pale bars occupy more space ; the belly and vent 

 yellowish white, inclining to yellow on the sides ; the whole of the 

 feathers have a broad streak of brown down the shafts; wino- coverts 

 marked with triangular spots of white, banded above with dusky ; 

 quills dark brown, barred with pale brown within, and with whitish 

 without; the first cjuill the shortest, the fourth longest, and these four 

 serrated on the outer edges ; tail brown, with three bars of pale buff, 

 and the end very pale; the wings reach half way on it ; legs feathered 

 to the toes with pale feathers, speckled with dusky ; toes and claws 

 brown. 



Such an one was sent to Mr. Francillon, bv Mr. Abbot, and 

 seems to differ but little from the Barred species, of which it is 

 probably the male. 



A nest once met with, was made in the crotch of a white oak, 

 among thick foliage, rudely put together, intermixed with some dry 

 grass and leaves, and lined with smaller twigs ; the eggs nearly the 

 size of those of a young pullet, but more globular and white ; will 

 often seize on fowls, and particularly young rabbits, but mice and 

 and other small things are the usual food ; the difference between the 

 male and female is nnusual, sometimes as much as eight inches ; 

 both scream in the day like a Hawk ; it sees and flies during day 

 light, as its vision is more distinct than others of the genus. 



39.— SPECTACLE OWL.— Pl. XV. 



Stiix persplcillata, Ind.Orn.'x. p. 58. Daxid.'n. 192. Shavi' s Zool. y\\. 248. t. 32. 

 Le Macagua, Voy. d'Azara. iii. No. 15. 

 Spectacle Owl, Gen. Si/n. Sup. ii. 50. pl. 107. 



LENGTH 21 in. Bill sti'ong, hooked, yellow, and half covered 

 with reflected black bristles ; the head small in proportion, bein^ 



