STHIGID.^:. 



Sp. 1. Ny. Erminea. 



Strix Nyctea. Shaiv, v. vii. p. 240. pi. 31.— Strix Erminea. 

 Skatv, V. vii. p. 251.— England and the north of Europe. 

 Sp. 2. Ny ? Wapacuthu. 



Strix Wapacuthu. Shntv, v. vii. p. 243.— North America. 

 GENUS XXXIX.—NOCTUA, Savigny. NIGHT-OWL. 



Rostrum breve, arcuatum. 

 Discus faciei parvus, im- 



perfectus. 

 Auriculce nullae. 

 Aures parvse, ovales. 

 Pedes plus minusve nudi. 

 Cauda brevis. 



liedk short, arched. 



Facial ^isc small, imperfect. 



Egrets none. 

 Ears small, oval. 

 Legs more or less naked. 

 Tail short. 



A. Tarsis digitisque plumosis. A. Tarsi and toes feathered, 



Sp. 1 . No. pygmsea. Becks. 



Strix passerina. Shatv, v, vii. p. 264. — Strix Tengmalmi. 

 Skatv, V. vii. p. 267- — Strix pusilla. Shatv, v. vii. p. 267. — 

 England and Europe. 

 Sp. 2. No. passerina. Meyer, 



Strix acadiensis. Shaijo, v. vii. p. 266. — Strix Transatlantica. 

 Shaii), V. vii. 264 r — The north of Europe and of America. 

 Sp. 3. No. occipitalis. 



No. supra fusco Jiavoque mriata, albo maculata ; subtus albida 

 rufo lineata ; Jronte et capite supremo rujis albo punctatis, 

 remigibus fusco rifoque fasciatis. 



Night-Owl above varied with brown and yellow, and spotted with 

 white 5 beneath whitish striped with rufous 3 with the forehead 

 and upper part of the head rufous dotted with white ; the quills 

 banded with red and brown. 



Strix occipitalis. Temm. PI. Col. 34. 



Inhabits Africa. Length seven inches : the fore- 

 head and the upper part of the head are reddish, 

 dotted with white : the upper parts of the body are 

 brown or yellow, with white spots encircled with 



