. The birds of South Africa. Birds -- South Africa. BUBONIDiE SCOPS 255 (1896) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1897, p. 496 [Zululand]; Woodward Bros. Natcd B. p. 157 (1899). Ephialtes capensis, Gurneij, Ibis, 1859, p. 242 [Natal]; i(7. J6is, 1868, p. 149 ; Holuh Sf Pelzeln, Orn. Sud-Afr. p. 47 (1882). Ephialtes senegalensis, Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 41 (1867). Pisorhina capensis, Fleck, Journ. Ornith. 1894, p. 394 ; EeicJicnow, Vog. Afr. i, p. 666 (1901). Description. Adult female.—General colour above, dark grey streaked and mottled with black, and spotted especially on the scapulars and wing-coverts with whit
. The birds of South Africa. Birds -- South Africa. BUBONIDiE SCOPS 255 (1896) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1897, p. 496 [Zululand]; Woodward Bros. Natcd B. p. 157 (1899). Ephialtes capensis, Gurneij, Ibis, 1859, p. 242 [Natal]; i(7. J6is, 1868, p. 149 ; Holuh Sf Pelzeln, Orn. Sud-Afr. p. 47 (1882). Ephialtes senegalensis, Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 41 (1867). Pisorhina capensis, Fleck, Journ. Ornith. 1894, p. 394 ; EeicJicnow, Vog. Afr. i, p. 666 (1901). Description. Adult female.—General colour above, dark grey streaked and mottled with black, and spotted especially on the scapulars and wing-coverts with white, also with traces here and there of a rufous wash ; quills greyish-black spotted on the outer web only with white ; tail mottled black and pale rufous ; lores and facial disc iron-grey, bounded behind by an indistinct line with. Fig. 85.—Scops capensis. x rufous edging; below, lighter than the back, becoming almost white on the abdomen and lower tail-coverts, with black streaks and mottlings often with a rufous edging; feathering of the tarsus falling short of the toe joints. Iris bright yellow ; bill and toes bluish-horn. Length 7*0 ; wing 5*0 ; tail 2-10; tarsus 10; culmen 0"4. A male is slightly larger in size, wing 5-15 ; tail 2-30. Distribution.—The Cape Scops Owl is closely allied to the European species, only dili'ering in its slightly smaller size and in the tarsus not being feathered quite up to the toe joints. It is found over the greater part of Africa, from Abyssinia southwards. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. London, R. H. Porter
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