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much the largest ; next the central ; then the outer fore and the hind, 

 which are subequal ; all flat beneath, and the process of the inner edge of 

 central, entire. Tongue fleshy and entire, Intestines 30 to 44 inches long ; 

 very thick coated ; considerably wider above and gradually diminishing in 

 diameter downwards : at 6 to 9 inches from anal end two ctecae of from 4 to 

 4|- inches in length, each of them. Stomach spheroidal ; of considerable 

 subequal thickness in the coats, which are two— an exterior thin one of 

 muscular fibre, and a thicker one constituting the body of the stomach, of 

 granular structu^re and gland like : the lining membrane, softish, sub- 

 plicated, and easily separable. Head not small : facial disc, very small 

 and incomplete : opening of the ears, very small, simple, elliptic ; 4 to 5 

 eighths of an inch long. Egrets 3 to 3 J inches long, composed of 1 5 to 20 

 plumes, rising from the posteal and upper angle of the orbits, erigible, 

 usually drooped. 



The following description exhibits the external aspect of this bird. 

 Above, saturate brown transversely barred and emarginated with rich ru- 

 fous yellow ; the bars and points of the greater feathers mottled with brown ; 

 a clear longitudinal line of rufous yellow down the lower or anteal edge of 

 the scapulars ; the disc hoary, more or less smeared with brown ; great wing 

 and tail plumes apertly quadrannulated. Below white, buff smeared on the 

 breast, sometimes all over, and each plume cordated or barred heartwise 

 with saturate brown ; thighs lunated with the same. Bill and nude part of 

 the toes full yellow ; edge of the eyelid yellow, dappled with brown ; talons 

 horn yellow with dusky points, iris brown. I have in my note book provi- 

 sionally characterised this bird, as the type of a new genus : thus — 



Bill equal to the head, straightened beyond the cere, suddenly hooked, 

 very strong, festooned ; wings medial, sub-equal to the tail ; 5th longest ; 3 

 first considerably gradated ; 1st pectinated. Legs, as in Bubo ; but the 

 toes more hirsute and denuded, and the outer fore antagonising, not reversile. 



Talons very unequal, large, and acute. Egrets as in Bubo. Disc 

 and ears smaller. Tail medial, square. 



