Strigin^. ulula. 
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Burrowing Owl, Strix cunicularia. Say, in Long’s Exped. v. ii p. 200. 
Burrowing Owl, Strix cunicularia, Bo nap. Amer. Orn. v. i. p. 68. 
Burrowing Owl, Strix cunicularia, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. v. p. 264. 
Burrowing Owl, Strix cunicularia, Nutt. Man. v. i. p. 118. 
30. 4. Surnia passerinoides, Temm. Columbian Day-Owl. 
Plate CCCCXXXII. Fig. 4, 5. Male. 
Tail of moderate length, straight, slightly rounded ; wings rather 
short, much rounded, fourth quill longest, outer three abruptly cut out 
on the inner web, the first with its filaments thickened but not recur- 
vate, those of the second and third also thickened toward the end. 
General colour of the upper parts olivaceous brown ; the head with 
numerous small, roundish, yellowish-white spots margined with dusky, 
of which there are two on each feather ; the rest of the upper parts 
marked with larger, angular, whitish spots ; the quills generally with 
three small and five large white spots on the outer and inner webs ; the 
tail barred with transversely oblong white spots, of which there are 
seven pairs on the middle feathers. Facial disk brown, spotted with 
white ; throat white, then a transverse brown band, succeeded by 
white; the lower parts white, with longitudinal brownish -black streaks, 
the sides brown, faintly spotted with paler. Young with the upper 
parts rufous, the head with fewer and smaller white spots ; those on 
the lower part of the hind neck very la^e ; the back, scapulars, and 
wing-coverts unspotted ; the wings marked as in the adult, but with 
pale red spots in the outer, and reddish- white on the inner webs ; the 
tail with only five bands of spots ; the lower parts white, longitudi- 
nally streaked with light red, of which colour are the sides of the body 
and neck, and a band across the throat. 
Mahj 7, wing 3j|* 
Columbia River. 
Cheveche chevechoide, Strix passerinoides, Temm. PI. Col. 344. 
Little Columbian Owl, Strix passerinoides, Aud. Orn. Biog. v. v. p. 271. 
GENUS II. ULULA. NIGHT-OWL. 
Bill short, strong, very deep, its upper outline decurved 
from the base ; lower mandible abruptly rounded, with a 
notch on each side. Nostrils broadly elliptical, rather large. 
Conch of ear very large, elliptical, extending from the base 
of the lower jaw to near the top of the head, with an ante- 
rior semicircular operculum in its whole length. Feet ra- 
ther short, strong ; tarsi and toes covered with very soft 
downy feathers. Plumage full, and very soft ; facial disks 
complete. Wings rather long, very broad, much rounded, 
the third quill longest ; the filaments of the first, half of the 
