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TENGrMALM'S NIGHT OWL. 
Noctua Tengmalmi SsLDV. 
PLATE XXIX. 
Strix Tengmalmi, Cliouette Tengmalm, Temm. Man. d' Omith. 
Strix Tengmalmi, North. Zool. ii. p. 94 Tengmalm's 
Night Owl, Noctaa Tengmalmi, Selby, Illust. Br. Omith. 
pi. xxvi. — Little Owl, Willough. Eng. edit. p. 105 ?? 
W e have thought it best to exclude most of the 
synonyms which are sometimes applied to this 
species, from the confusion which has been made 
between it and the next. The last we have 
quoted with a doubt, but if correct, it will shew 
how long it is since this little Owl was known ; 
“ the ears great,” will not allow it to belong to the 
next, to which it has been generally attached. 
The figure of Bewick, and his description, appear 
also rather to belong to this than the next, except 
in the drawing of the legs ; and it would be worth 
while for some ornithologist to see the specimen, 
and ascertain decidedly the species from which 
his figure was drawn. 
This pretty little species is a rare bird in Britain, 
and can be viewed only as an occasional visitant ; 
“ several instances of its capture” are said to have 
