The BRAZILIAN or RABBIT OWL (_Pholeoptynx cunicularia_)--called by the
natives the Caruje--is about eight inches long, and twenty-two broad; the
wing measures six and the tail three inches. The upper part of the body
is reddish brown, marked with oval and round white spots; the chin and
eyebrows are white, the lower part of the neck reddish yellow, spotted
with greyish brown, the breast greyish brown marked with yellow; the
lower part of the belly is yellowish white; the eye is yellow, the beak
pale greenish grey, as are the legs. This bird inhabits the Brazils, and
is replaced in North America by