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COROMANDEL HORNED OWL. 



Strix Coromanda. S. griseo-rufescens, albido maculata, alis 

 \ caudaque albido fasciatis ; subtus ferrvginea nigro undulata. 



Rufous-grey Horned Owl, with whitish spots; the wings and 

 tail with whitish bands; the under parts of the bird fer- 

 ruginous with black undulations. 



Strix Coromanda. S. corpore rufo-griseo rufescente-albo macu- 

 lato, subtus pallide rubra lunulis nigris, remigibus rectricibusque 

 fascds rufo-albis. Lath. ind. orn. 



Le petit Hibou de la Cdte de Coromandel. Sonn. Voy. Ind, 

 2. p. 185. 



This species is also described by Sonnerat. Its 

 size is said to be a third smaller than that of the 

 Long-Eared Owl: the head and upper parts of the 

 bird are of a rufous grey colour, with paler or 

 whitish spots, which are smallest on the head and 

 neck: the larger quill- feathers are of a deeper 

 colour, but spotted, like the others; and the tail is 

 of the same colour, crossed by three whitish bands: 

 all the under parts of the bird are rufous or fer- 

 ruginous, crossed or undulated by black bars: the 

 legs are rufous, and covered with plumes ; the bill 

 and claws deep brown. It does not appear clear 

 from Monsieur Sonnerat's description, whether 

 this species belongs to the Horned division of owls 

 or not i but a drawing in the collection of Sir 

 Joseph Banks, quoted by Mr. Latham in his first 

 Supplement, seems to determine the point ; since 

 it agrees perfectly in colours, and is represented 

 with very large horns. In size however it greatly 



