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light, or by the light of the moon ; a few, however, 

 are said to feed by day. They inhabit all regions. 

 The following arrangement of the genera of this fa- 

 mily is founded on that of M. Cuvier in his Regne 

 Animal. 



GENUS XXXI.- 



Rostrum breve, arcuatum. 

 Caput fasciculis pennarura, 



auricularum simulantibus, 



instructum. 

 Discus faciei imperfectus. 

 Aures parvse. 

 Digiti nudi. 



•SCOPS, Savigny. 



Beak short, arched. 

 Head furnished Avidi feadiers 

 resembling ears. 



Facial disc incomplete. 

 Ears small. 

 Toes naked. 



Sp. 1 . Sc. Asio. 



Strix Scops. Shaw, v. vii. 233. — Strix Carniolica. Shato, 

 V. vii.;?. 231. — Strix pulelielia. Shatv, v. vii. p. 239. — England 

 and Europe. 

 Sp. 2. Sc. albifrons. 



Strix albifrons. Skaw, v. vi'i.p, 238. — North America. 

 Sp. 3. Sc. atricapilla. 



•Sc. vertice nigro; corpore supra, alls caudaque subflavis Jusco 

 nigroque variis; subtus albo, Jusco longitudinaliter maculato et 

 striato; torque nuchali rufescente. 



Scops with the crown black j with the body above the wings and 

 the tail yellowish, varied with black and brown ; beneath white, 

 longitudinally spotted and striped with brown ; a reddish collar 



, on the nape. 



Strix atricapilla. Natterer. Temm, PL Col. 145. 



Inhabits Brazil. Length about ten inches : the 

 top of the head is black : a broad whitish band with 

 delicate dots and zigzags of black surrounds the oc- 

 ciput : the eyebrows and the inner webs of the auri- 



