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likewise, but only at the ends; first quill shortest; tail 
cuneiform, and longer in proportion than in S. aluco ; 
legs covered with dirty white down. 
Young birds of the year, according to ‘’emminck, 
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. 
