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STRIOIDJE. 



with brown, and the latter transversely, but remotely, 

 rayed with the same ; the tarsi are short. 



GENUS XXXIV.—ULULA, Cuvier. 



Rosh'um et aures ut in Oti. 



Caput fasciculis auriformis 

 haud instructum ; discus 

 magnus. 



Pedes usque ad ungues plu- 

 mosi. 



Beak and ears similar to those 

 of the preceding genus. 



Head not furnished with a 

 fasciculus of earlike fea- 

 thers ; the facial disc large. 



Legs feathered to the claws. 



Two species only are known of this genus ; they 

 inhabit the northern regions of the globe. 



Sp. 1. Ul. nebulosa. 



Strix nebulosa. Shau), v. y\\. p. 245. — Canada. 

 Sp. 2. Ul. litturata. Retzius. 



Strix Ulula var.? Shatv, v. vii.p. 272. — Sweden. 



GENUS XXXV.—STRIX Auctorum. OWL. 



Rostrum paulo elongatum, 

 basi rectum, versus apicem 

 aduncum. 



Caput fasciculis auriformis 

 haud instructum. 



Discus capitis maximus. 



Tarsi plumosi; digiti hir- 

 suti ; unguis medius in- 

 terne serratus. 



Beak somewhat elongated, 

 straight at the base, hooked 

 towards the tip. 



Head not furnished with 

 egrets. 



Facial disc very large. 



Tarsi feathered ; toes hairy ; 

 middle clazv internally ser- 

 rated. 



Sp. 1. St. flammea. Shaw, v. vii. p, 258. pi, 38. — Britain and 

 other parts of Europe. 



