210 BROWN OWL. Class II. 



the two middle feathers the red predominates : the 

 bread and belly are yellowifli, mixed with white, 

 and marked with narrow black flrokes pointing 

 downwards: the legs are covered with feathers 

 down to the toes. 



This is a hardier fpecies than the former -, and 

 the young will feed on any dead thing, whereas 

 thofe of the white owl muft have a conftant fupply 

 of frefh meat. 



69. Brown. The grey Owl. Wil. orn. 103. Faun, Suec. ySi. 



Raiifyn, a'v. 26. Ugle. Brunnichy 1 9. 



La Hulote. Brijfon av. I. 507. Graue Eule? Frifch, I. 94, 



StrixUlula. Un./yft. 133. Br. Zool. 72. Plate B. i. 



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S the names this and the precedent fpecies 

 bear do by no means fuit their colors, we 

 have taken the liberty of changing them to others 

 more congruous. Both thefe kinds agree entirely 

 in their m.arks ; and diffre only in the colors : in 

 this the head, wings and back are of a deep brown, 

 fpotted with black in the fame manner as the for- 

 Descrip. mer : the coverts of the wings and the fcapulars 

 are adorned with fimilar white fpots : the exterior 

 edges of the four firfl: quil feathers in both are 

 ferrated : the bread in this is of a very pale afh 

 color mixed with tawny, and marked with oblong 

 jagged fpots : the feet too are feathered down to the 



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