MONOGRAPH OF THE OWLS — STRIQIDjE 
4. Gl. ferrugineum, Kp. — The largest; rufous, wings 105-111; 
tail 76 mm. long. Brazil. 
b. Subgenus Microglaux, Kp. — The nostrils on the margin of 
the pea-shaped cere, plumage spotted. 
5. Gl. havanense , Kp. ; Strix havanensis , Licht.- — Size of Gl 
infuscatum ; wings 98-99; tail 65 mm. long, with six narrow bars 
of rusty yellow colour. 
6. Gl.perlatum, Kp. ; Strix per lata, Vieill. ; occipitalis, Temm. 
PI. Col. 34; Vaill. 0. d’Afr. t. 284. — Size of Surnia passerina', 
wings 108 ; tail 78 mm. long; diameter of the eye 10 mm. Whole 
of Africa. 
7. Gl. licua , Kp. ; Strix licua , Licht. — Very near to Gl. perla- 
tum , but with darker colouring, more brownish on the upper parts ; 
the white spots on the head and neck broader ; the shaft-stripes on 
the sides and belly broader and blackish ; the tail with 5-6 pairs of 
white spots, not reaching to the shaft; tarsus white with black 
spots ; eye not so large as in perlatum. The smaller male has on 
the under parts broader stripes, and only five pairs of spots on the 
tail. Head 39-41 ; wings 100-102 ; tail 68-70 mm. long. Caffraria. 
c. Subgenus T^enioptynx. — Nostrils like the subgenus Glau- 
cidium , with shorter wings and the smaller inner webs of the quills 
emarginated more towards the shaft; plumage more developed; 
banded 
8. Gl. brodiei , Kp. ; Noctua brodiei , Burt. Proc. Zool. Soc. 
1835, p. 152 ; Noctua tubiger , Hodgson. — The whole plumage with 
rufous yellow or whitish bands. Asia, Nepal. 
II. Genus NYC TALE, Brehm. 
Very large (? assy inmetric) ear orifice, with a developed operculum 
and complete veil. They are spread over the northern parts of 
Europe and America. 
N. acadica , Bp.; Strix acadica , Gmel. ; acadiensis, Lath. ; 
passerina , Wils. pi. xxxiv. 1. — Wings 131 ; tail 70 mm. long- 
Northern part of America. 
N. funerea , Bp. ; Str . funerea, Linn. (Diagnosis not the descrip- 
tion) ; passerina, Pall. ; tengmalmi, Gmel. ; dasypus, Bechst.-— 
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