132 AFRICAN PASSERINE OWL. 
small and nearly round ; the middle feathers, in 
some, are inclined to rufous, the white spots mar- 
gined with a hlack ring. Ground colour beneath, 
white, each feather with a rufous stripe, broader 
and more crowded on the breast. Legs, buff colour, 
white in front. Ears, face, and chin, white, imma- 
culate, with no hand behind the ears. Bill and 
toes, dirty yellow ; the latter with scattered white 
hairs. 
Length of the wings, 4^, reaching only to the 
upper tail-covers ; tail, 3^ ; tarsus, j 9 5 . 
