BY DR. T. T. KAUP. 
toe without claw ; outer toe half as long as the middle ; toes with 
the bristles developed ; plumage like an Otus. 
9. I. albifacies ; Athene albifacies, G. Gray, Er. and Terr. 
Birds, pi. 1.* — Size of the Otus vulgaris. New Zealand. 
d. Subgenus Ctenoglaux; Ninox, Hodgs. — Head extremely 
small ; margin of the toes with small warts and bristles like a 
comb ; first quill longer than the tenth ; first to fourth emarginated 
on the inner-web. Spread over Asia. 
10. I. scutellatus ; Strix scutellatus, Raffl. — Bill black with yel- 
low culmen 8J-10J inches long; tail like a sparrow-hawk, with 
3-6 light cross bands. 
e. Subgenus Ieraglaux — The first quill longer than the tenth ; 
fh’st to fifth quills very distinctly, sixth very indistinctly emar- 
ginated ; tarsus very strong; toes very long; middle toe without 
claw, as long as the tarsus. 
11. I. connivens ; Falco connivens , Lath. Ind. Suppl. p. 12; 
C y. IC ' ne ' Gra y i Gould, tom. i. — Size of Surma aluco ; tarsus 
hke the middle toe, about 43 mm. long. 
12. f. strenuus ; Athene 8tren.ua , Gould, Austr. Birds, tom. i. — 
arsus like the middle toe without claw, 58 mm. long. 
• /. rufus; Athene rufa, Gould, Austr. Birds, tom. i. — Very 
uci resembles the last, but Mr. Gould distinguished it by the red- 
tl^ ? artS and the dark reddish cross bands, which are nearer 
CoI i " an( „ ™° re n,nnero,,s - The 0ld y specimen in Europe was in the 
tion of Mr. Gould, which he sold to Mr. Wilson of Philadelphia. 
PoIoSna ™ nerahs ’’ Athe ™ humeralis , Homb. and Jacq. Voy. au 
ov r and „ • T- L ~ With b,ack white chin, and banded 
W and over with narrow bands. Oceania 
THE SEC0ND Subfamily— Night Owls, Strigirue, Kp. 
feather-horns Ml,damd> 11 greater ear orifice, with large operculum, 
plumage is so’ftJ ^’ ery pile “ matic skuil enlarged on the occiput. Its 
broader and covered < arker .® oloured > the "mer webs of the quills 
° C °' el ed with a silk-like very soft felt. 
loo * P,ate not l >ub,ishe <l 3 1st August, 1852. 
