The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Scops owl \Scops" owl`\ [NL. scops, fr. Gr. ? the little horned
   owl.] (Zool.)
   Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus
   Scops having ear tufts like those of the horned owls,
   especially the European scops owl (Scops giu), and the
   American screech owl (Scops asio).
   [1913 Webster] Scoptic