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STRIGIDiE. 



form feathers are white, pencilled with black ; the 

 outer webs of the latter, as well as a band directed 

 towards the eyes, are plain black : on the nape is an 

 indistinct reddish collar marked with brown zigzags : 

 the feathers of the cheeks are edged with black : the 

 irides are bright yellow ; and the eyes are surrounded 

 by small black feathers : the upper parts of the body, 

 the wings, and the tail, are yellowish, varied with 

 brown and black: the under parts are white, with 

 longitudinal stripes, spots, and zigzags of brown : the 

 toes are yellow : the tail is even at the end. 



Sp. 4. Sc. noctula. 



Sc. supra 7iigra, aut Jjiscescens, rufescente marmorata ; subtus 

 rufo-alba transverse undulata et maculata ; torque duplici nu- 

 chali siiperne albo Jtisco maculato, irifra nigro rufo-alho macu- 

 lato. 



Scops above black, or brownish^ marbled with reddish j beneath 

 reddish -white transversely waved and spotted ; with a double 

 collar on the nape, white above with brown spots, black below 

 with reddish-white spots. 



Strix noctula. Rei7zzvardt. I'emm. PL Col. 99. 



Inhabits Java and other eastern islands : length 

 eight or nine inches : the male has the forehead, eye- 

 brows, and throat whitish, finely marked with brown : 

 the beak is yellow, and furnished with white bristles : 

 the lower part of the neck is adorned with a white 

 collar, spotted with brown : beneath this, on the 

 nape, is another collar of black, spotted with reddish- 

 white : all the upper parts of the body are black, 

 each feather being marbled with reddish, and having 

 four or six spots of the same thereon ; and on the 

 outer webs of the quills are several square spots : the 



