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PHAL^NOID OWL. 



large wing-coverts slightlj^ tipped, the quills barred 

 or spotted, and the tail crossed by four or five 

 narrow bars of white: under parts mixed with 

 white and brown : legs feathered to the claws, and 

 of a yellowish white colour, with oblong black 

 spots : bill and irides yellow. This bird was ob- 

 served by Levaillant in a collection of dried speci- 

 mens, and its native country was unknown. 



PHAL^NOID OWL, 



Strix phalaenoides. S. fulva^ tectricibus alarum inferioribm 

 albo maculatis, subtus albo rufoque vario^ pedibus hirsutis. 



Fulvous Owl, with the under wing-coverts spotted with white, 

 beneath variegated with rufous and white, with hairy feet. ' 



Strix phalaenoides. Daudin. orn. 



This small species is described by Monsieur 

 Daudin, and measures six inches in length: the 

 bill is blackish ; the plumage tawny or subfulvous 

 on the upper parts, and the wing-coverts are mark- 

 ed by six white spots: the cheeks and under parts 

 of the body varied with rufous and white: the 

 wings cover the tail, which is short: the legs are 

 feathered to the claws with reddish plumes. This 

 bird was killed in the island of Trinidad, and is 

 preserved in the Paris Museum. 



