. On the natural history and classification of birds . 120. brachyotos. , Antiq. Horned Owls. Head large, furnished with a double crest or ^mm**=?**.- 198 egrets. Ears and facial disk moderate, and the latter not always per-fect. Ears without an operculum. Bill short, with the upper mandible sometimes festooned. 198.) A. bubo. Pi. Enl. 435. Virginiana. Wils. vi. pi. 50. , Sw. Habits diurnal. Head small. Facial disk almost obsolete. Ears very small. Tail moderate. Feet feathered to the toes. H. arcticus, N. Z. pi. , Antiq. Scops Owls. Size very small. Fac


. On the natural history and classification of birds . 120. brachyotos. , Antiq. Horned Owls. Head large, furnished with a double crest or ^mm**=?**.- 198 egrets. Ears and facial disk moderate, and the latter not always per-fect. Ears without an operculum. Bill short, with the upper mandible sometimes festooned. 198.) A. bubo. Pi. Enl. 435. Virginiana. Wils. vi. pi. 50. , Sw. Habits diurnal. Head small. Facial disk almost obsolete. Ears very small. Tail moderate. Feet feathered to the toes. H. arcticus, N. Z. pi. , Antiq. Scops Owls. Size very small. Facial disk very imperfect. Wings long. Middle and inner toe nearly equal. Tarsus moderate. S. Zorca. PI. Enl. 436. Senegalensis. W. Af. i. 127. leucotis W. Af. ii. 124. rufescens? Horsf. Lin. Col. 16. xiii. 140. Nyctia, Savigny. Eagle Owls. Size large. Head small, without egrets, and almost without the facial disk. Eyebrows prominent. Ears very small. Tarsi short, thickly feathered. Tail short. Wings rather long. N. Candida. Wils. iv. pi. 32. 218 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS.


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