252 AUSTRIAN FERRUGINOUS OWL. 



afford, perhaps, but slight ground for supposing it 

 to constitute a new species. As this point however 

 must remain undetermined till other specimens 

 have been examined, I have placed it under a 

 separate article, after the example of Mr. Latham. 



AUSTRIAN RUFOUS OWL. 



Strix Noctua. S. subrufa, maculis longitudinalibus fuscis, iridi- 



busjtavis. 

 Sub rufous Owl, with longitudinal brown spots, and yellow 



irides. 

 Strix Noctua. S. capite Icevi, iridibvsfaivis, corpore pallide rufo 



maculis longitudinalibus fuscis . Lath. ind. ern* 

 Austrian rufous Owl. Lath. syn. 



Described by Scopoli: size of a pigeon: native 

 of Carniola, inhabiting the woods of Idria. 



AUSTRIAN FERRUGINOUS OWL. 



Strix rufa. S. iridibus c&rulescentibus, corpore ferrugineo fusco 



maculato. Lin. Gmel. 

 Owl with blueish irides, and ferruginous body spotted with 



brown. 

 Strix rufa. Scopoli. arm. 1. p. 22. 

 Ferruginous Austrian Owl. Lath. syn. 



Size of the immediately preceding, and inhabit- 

 ing the same woods of the same region. 



